UK Reform

Another week, another Labour sacking. The revolving door of Number 10 spins once more, ejecting not some junior aide but a figure who was central to the former New Labour project: Peter Mandelson, now the former Ambassador to the United States. His downfall, as swift as it was predictable, exposes a government plagued by a fatal combination of arrogance and appalling judgment. Over the last few days, a trail of disturbing connections between Mandelson and the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been laid bare for all to see. These are not tenuous links but a pattern of close association that should have disqualified him from any public role, let alone one of the most significant diplomatic posts in the Western world. Let us be clear about the facts. In 2003, Mandelson reportedly described the predator Epstein as his, “best pal”. In 2008, on the very eve of Epstein's first conviction for child sex crimes, Mandelson urged him to, “fight for early release”. Perhaps most aston...