Inside Peter Mandelson's life - famous relative and husband with 19-year age gap

Maria Simulescu

Few Labour figures have loomed as controversially over modern British politics as Peter Mandelson. Dubbed the 'Prince of Darkness' for his ruthless media instincts, the veteran spin doctor has spent decades at the heart of power. But today that power is under a microscope as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to address the Commons at 3.30pm. The issue? How a man who failed a vital security vetting was ever allowed to be the UK's ambassador to the US, despite his friendship with sex offender