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Peter Mandelson’s disastrous few months continue apace, after the government released a tranche of documents that tell us a lot about his hiring - and firing - as ambassador to the US. So what’s in the files? And what does it all say about the judgment of the Prime Minister?
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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.
Host: Rosie Wright.
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Read more: Peter Mandelson files: flawed vetting, ‘risk’ and other revelations
Mandelson files expose Keir Starmer — and it’s just the beginning
Further listening: Mandelson, Epstein and the fight for survival at No 10
Clips: Guardian News, AFP News Agency, Sky News, Diario AS.
Photo: Getty Images.
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