Peter Mandelson could 'use Nigel Farage' to help woo Donald Trump - after previously calling US president a 'danger to the world' and 'little short of a racist'
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Peter Mandelson could use Nigel Farage to help woo Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as the Reform UK leader said he would be 'happy' to act as a 'bridge' to maintain the special relationship between the UK and the US. It comes after Britain's next US ambassador once described Donald Trump as 'little short of a white nationalist and racist' and claimed the President-elect would never be viewed by Brits as 'a true embodiment of or spokesperson for our values.'.
![[Lord Mandelson said being named as the UK's ambassador to the US was an 'honour']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399161-14218633-image-a-25_1734867496850.jpg)
The comments, made in 2019, appear to have caused a frostiness in US-UK relations, as Trump's campaign chief Chris LaCivita responded by calling Mandelson a 'moron'. The controversial Labour peer, nicknamed 'the Prince of Darkness', will be installed in Washington following Trump's inauguration on January 20.
![[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) and party treasurer Nick Candy (left) during their meeting with Elon Musk]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399189-14218633-image-a-24_1734867478059.jpg)
The Prime Minister previously said he believed the Labour politican had the trade expertise and networking abilities to bolster the UK's interests. Now, Mandelson has been given the key task of trying to persuade Trump not to go to war with Britain on tariffs.
![[President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399183-14218633-image-a-29_1734867789543.jpg)
But the mission risks being thwarted by X owner and multi-billionaire Elon Musk, who loathes Sir Keir Starmer and his government. He has frequently branded the PM 'two-tier Keir' in reference to 'two-tier policing' — a claim to suggest that police treat certain groups of people in different ways.
![[Mandelson has now called on No10 to 'swallow its pride' and use Farage as a 'bridge to Mr Musk' and to Trump - Mandelson is pictured here at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399169-14218633-image-a-26_1734867671615.jpg)
