{"id":320281,"date":"2026-02-23T21:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/baroness-smith-defends-pm-after-lord-mandelson-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:01:33","slug":"baroness-smith-defends-pm-after-lord-mandelson-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/baroness-smith-defends-pm-after-lord-mandelson-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Baroness Smith defends PM after Lord Mandelson arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YzXm1su-yII\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Baroness Smith defends PM after Lord Mandelson arrest\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzXm1su-yII\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Education minister Baroness Smith has defended the prime minister over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Mandelson was arrested on Monday by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of misconduct in pubic office.<\/p>\n<p>Baroness Smith says Sir Keir Starmer acted quickly when Mandelson&#8217;s links to Jeffrey Epstein became clear.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-labour-farage-chagos-cabinet-secretary-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#petermandelson #epsteinfiles #politics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education minister Baroness Smith has defended the prime minister over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson was arrested on Monday by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of misconduct in pubic office. Baroness Smith says Sir Keir Starmer acted quickly when Mandelson&#8217;s links to Jeffrey Epstein became clear. 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