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That’s obviously why he chose the festive season to announce Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s next ambassador to the United States. Maybe he thought we wouldn’t notice until it ...

Professor Peter Higgs, Steve Wright and David Soul are three of the famous faces from science, broadcasting, showbiz and ...

Some worry that Mandelson will see Trump 2.0 as something to be weathered rather than a revolution in U.S. politics that will ...

Downing Street has launched a robust defence of Lord Peter Mandelson, following a vicious attack on him by a Donald Trump ...

Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US. The former cabinet minister and Brussels commissioner is a ...

A source close to Mandelson, a former EU trade commissioner defended the plan, arguing that UK-US relations must be managed ...

Lord Peter Mandelson will be the UK’s ambassador to the US when Donald Trump returns to the White House (Jonathan Brady/PA) The next British ambassador to the US needs to make his voice “the ...

US commentator Lee Cohen has raised concerns about Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK Ambassador to the United States, describing it as an "extraordinary choice" that has "raised eyebrows and ...

Nigel Farage said it is 'more fool them' if Labour doesn't make use of his links to the Donald Trump administration amid ...

Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help incoming ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration. Labour peer Lord Mandelson has indicated he believes the Reform ...