ANDREW PIERCE: Why is the mandarin who backed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador still at the heart of No10?

Jonathan Powell had been a vocal champion of Peter Mandelson getting the plum diplomatic role in the US, despite the latter's extensive links to Jeffrey Epstein.


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