Lucy Hoff
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128 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 27 May
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Yes.
If this is another case of oral briefings, in which case, why are records not?
Yeah.
And Paul, this really started at the end of January when we had the release of the Epstein files in the United States that appeared to reveal for the first time the full extent of Peter Mandelson's relationship with the known child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a relationship that
was far more extensive and close than perhaps had previously been realised.
And it was at that point that the Tory party called for the full release of documents related to his appointment as US ambassador.
Yeah, transparency around a decision that has arguably been the gravest mistake in Keir Starmer's premiership so far in his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, despite his links to Epstein and despite known links to Russia and China that were already in the public domain.
But in terms of these allegations of a cover up or a lack of transparency when it comes to the second tranche of documents due to be released next month, how has the government responded to those allegations?
So in terms of why The Guardian has decided to publish this, I mean, this is a vetting process that goes into personal and private information, but it has thrown up issues that could be risks to national security in terms of those links to Russia, China and Israel.
And it's for that reason, I presume, that The Guardian feels that this is worth knowing about.
Yeah, it feels certainly like information that is worth being in the public domain.
Paul, thank you so much for your reporting and for your time today.
That's it for today.
My huge thanks again to Paul Lewis, The Guardian's Head of Investigations.
Do find his exclusive reporting with Pippa Crear and Henry Dyer over at theguardian.com.
And don't miss tonight's episode of our new sister podcast, Stateside with Kai and Carter.
Lauren Gambino will be talking to Kai Wright and Carter Sherman about the state of the California primaries.
That's it for today.
Thanks for listening to this episode of The Latest.
Today on Focus, we'll be back in your feeds as usual tomorrow morning.
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