12 Mar 2026

UK: New Mandelson docs released

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 12 March 2026

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the release of the first set of documents related to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as British ambassador and what the government knew of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Hugo Gye is political editor of The i Paper, based at Westminster