When Peter Mandelson was asked if he was going to be made ambassador to Washington during the run-up to Christmas last year, he had a well-rehearsed reply. 'Oh no,' he would say coyly. 'Not for me.

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A dossier detailing Lord Mandelson’s alleged links to China has reportedly been handed to the FBI and could further complicate his chances of being accepted as ambassador to the US by Donald Trump.

Lord Mandelson said he was wrong to call Donald Trump a “danger to the world” in a retraction of historic comments about the US president. The Labour peer is expected to become the UK’s ...

Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be confirmed as the UK’s new ambassador to the US, reports have suggested. Former MP and minister Lord Mandelson is thought to be set to become Sir ...

Mar-a-Lago sources within the Trump team have told The Independent that it is still not certain Lord Peter Mandelson’s credentials will be accepted by Trump after he becomes president.

While the threat of rejecting Lord Mandelson could be sabre rattling, strains between the Labour government and the incoming administration are being blamed. However, there also are concerns about ...

Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be confirmed as the UK’s new ambassador to the US, reports have suggested. Reports on Tuesday evening, including in The Times, suggested that ...

A source in the Trump team has told The Independent the incoming president is still minded to reject the credentials of Lord Mandelson when they are presented. But they added: “There’s also a ...