Mandelson tells reporter to ‘f*** off’ when quizzed about Epstein relationship Lord Peter Mandelson told a journalist to “f*** off” when asked about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Lord Mandelson also dismissed comments from one of Mr Trump’s advisers who described him as “an absolute moron”, saying the remarks had been the result of “young minds ploughing their own furrow on a sea of too much inauguration alcohol”.
But he warned that even his diplomatic ability, which he said saw former president George W Bush dub him “silver tongue”, may not be enough to exempt Britain from Mr Trump’s threatened tariff regime.
Having previously withdrawn his description of US president Donald Trump as “a danger to the world”, he insisted he would treat the new administration with “respect, seriousness and understanding of where they are coming from politically”.
Lord Mandelson made the comments during an in-depth interview as he prepared to take up his new role representing Britain’s interests to the US.
