PoliticsJOE reacts to Peter Mandelson's car-crash BBC interview

Описание: PoliticsJOE reacts to Peter Mandelson's car-crash BBC interviewPeter Mandelson sat down with Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday for his first major interview since being sacked as UK Ambassador to the United States. Seán, Laura, and Ava are here to discuss it.

The most shocking part of the interview was Mandelson’s refusal to apologise for maintaining a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein’s conviction. Pressed repeatedly by Kuenssberg on whether he regretted this continued association, Mandelson instead offered sympathy for “a system” that failed victims, insisting that he bore no personal responsibility and had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.

There were other jaw-dropping moments, including Mandelson’s attempts to distance himself from Epstein despite affectionate emails describing him as his “best pal”, his claim that being a gay man somehow kept him “separate” from Epstein’s behaviour, and his continued insistence that he believed Epstein over the women who accused him.

The trio also dig into what this says about power, accountability and British politics more broadly. Why was Mandelson continuously re-appointed? How did vetting miss such glaring red flags? And what does his continued presence in the House of Lords say about Labour’s tolerance for ethical failure?

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