{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/68c1910b4027d9f21fcce647?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Mandelson’s Epstein mea culpa won’t cut it","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1757517433242-bfa158b3-cd9d-4b43-bc57-1f1623e36152.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's shaping up to be Keir Starmer's worst week since...last week.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The PM is facing calls to sack US Ambassador Lord Mandelson after new revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p><br></p><p>Camilla and Tim speak to Robert Mendick, the Telegraph journalist behind some of the most damning reports, including that Mandelson worked with Epstein on a £1bn business deal even after his conviction for child sex offences.</p><p><br></p><p>They also review Kemi Badenoch’s best PMQs yet, which saw her rake the PM over the coals on whether Mandelson was properly vetted.</p><p><br></p><p>Read: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/09/mandelson-billion-pound-deal-epstein/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Epstein brokered billion-pound deal with Mandelson</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Senior Producer: John Cadigan</p><p>Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey</p><p>Video Editor: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Director: Meghan Searle</p><p>Social Producer: Charlotte Hocquet</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman&nbsp;</p><p>Production assistance from Anna Boyne</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}