{"id":325755,"date":"2026-03-13T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-peter-mandelson-files-raise-new-questions-for-future-of-keir-starmer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:00:13","slug":"the-peter-mandelson-files-raise-new-questions-for-future-of-keir-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-peter-mandelson-files-raise-new-questions-for-future-of-keir-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Peter Mandelson files raise new questions for future of Keir Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xxVHVwaNFG8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Peter Mandelson files raise new questions for future of Keir Starmer\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxVHVwaNFG8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why the Peter Mandelson files matter for Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>With more files still to be released, the political pressure on the Labour government could grow, particularly around what the prime minister knew about Peter Mandelson\u2019s relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already admitted that appointing Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom\u2019s ambassador to the United States was a mistake. 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