{"id":327179,"date":"2026-03-18T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-refuses-to-say-if-he-spoke-to-mandelson-before-ambassador-appointment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:00:27","slug":"starmer-refuses-to-say-if-he-spoke-to-mandelson-before-ambassador-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-refuses-to-say-if-he-spoke-to-mandelson-before-ambassador-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer refuses to say if he spoke to Mandelson before ambassador appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8HJ8hxQDQVU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer refuses to say if he spoke to Mandelson before ambassador appointment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8HJ8hxQDQVU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has grilled the Prime Minister over whether he personally spoke to Peter Mandelson about Jeffrey Epstein before he was appointed as US ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer dodged the question &#8211; instead saying the process to appoint Mandelson was not strong enough.<\/p>\n<p>#uknews #keirstarmer #epsteinfiles <\/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>Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has grilled the Prime Minister over whether he personally spoke to Peter Mandelson about Jeffrey Epstein before he was appointed as US ambassador. 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