Bev Turner
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His nickname was the Prince of Darkness.
So there was always something of the night about him.
So Lord Mandelson, as you know, until recently was the ambassador here in Washington, D.C., where I am.
Massive job.
Now he's being potentially, he hasn't been charged.
We have to be careful, but he's arrested under the idea that he might be charged with misconduct in public office.
So acting in a way that was not in the interests of the country whilst being paid a
by the taxpayer.
And it is a very serious allegation.
And we know this is because of the Epstein files and the idea that he was giving confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein in terms of government policy or financial information that might have benefited the markets or benefited Epstein.
We don't know if it benefited Madison personally.
It is a big old mess.
And he's been arrested in London now and will be investigated.
Now, what would the consequence of this be if he were found guilty?
It genuinely carries a risk of life imprisonment if you are found guilty of misconduct in public office.
It's an incredibly serious charge.
A lot of people have been waiting for this, to be honest, Georgia, whether he was going to be arrested.
And in some sense, it looks like the U.K.
is moving even more quickly than America when it comes to the Epstein files.
In fact, much more quickly than America.