• President Trump needs to reject this moronic pro China communist 'deal', for the sake of US Defense & UK Exchequer/Sovereignty *

Mandelson’s Sacking Reopens Chagos Deal in Washington DC

Disgraced Mandelson was a key actor in convincing the US administration to initially cooperate on Starmer’s Chagos surrender deal, Guido can reveal. Sources in DC highlight his “intense personal lobbying” of members of the Trump administration to get the deal on their desks, so that Starmer would not be embarrassed by rejection in the Oval Office (many US officials were unaware of the UK Government proposal until Mandelson arrived in post). “He spent night and day on it because Starmer was pleading him for help when it looked like the Yanks would reject it”, says one official. Lammy and Mandelson worked extensively together to lubricate US officials, despite vocal opposition to the deal in Congress…

Mandelson’s work on Chagos was seen in the UK government as a test case for his talents in DC and his proximity to Trump. He privately boasted that his interventions had helped secure US backing for the deal…

With Mandelson gone, and now in disgrace in DC, the Chagos file could be reopened by the US administration, with a new (less Starmer adjacent) British ambassador. As Guido pointed out at the time, co-conspirators who listened carefully to Trump’s comments on the deal know that they were not conclusive. Could Chagos yet be met with US disapproval?

September 12 2025 @ 13:54

https://order-order.com/2025/09/12/mandelsons-sacking-reopens-chagos-deal-in-washington-dc/

• Ex 'Control' of MI6 blames Downing Street outright for Epstein/Mandelson fiasco *

Exclusive — 'Appalling judgement': Former MI6 chief slams appointment of sacked Lord Mandelson as US ambassador

Former "C" says Labour should have known better after Epstein revelations

By Chay Quinn

The former head of MI6 has told LBC it was "appalling judgement" to appoint Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador after he was sacked over his ties to disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

Sir Richard Dearlove, once known as 'C' inside the British security service, told Nick Ferrari at Breakfast about the vetting process that ambassadors must go through, insisting that either Mandelson was lying or "there was a massive misjudgement made".

He said: "To be ambassador in Washington you would need a DV certificate - that is Developed Vetting, the highest level of vetting.

"He would have been interviewed or should have been interviewed and one of the questions that would have been put is: 'Is there anything in your background that we don't already know about that would bring the office of Ambassador into disrepute? The country into disrepute?'

"Either he didn't say that [about his relationship with Epstein, in which case he was lying or he did and there was a massive misjudgment made in appointing him Ambassador because they had in front of them, let's say, the example of Prince Andrew, whose life has been ruined by a relationship with this man.

"So you couldn't say that no one had worked it out. So I mean it's pretty clear cut either way. It was appalling judgement in appointing him."

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty confirmed to the Commons on Thursday morning that Lord Mandelson had been sacked, noting that emails revealed the "extent and depth" of his relationship with the financier.

His sacking came just 24 hours after Sir Keir Starmer insisted the ambassador had his full confidence and had undergone thorough vetting procedures ahead of his appointment.

"In light of additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador to the United States.

Speaking on Mandelson, Sir Richard said the sacked ambassador as a "integrity problem".

He said: "He'd twice been removed from ministerial office. He has a dodgy background. I'm not saying he's not a super talented guy, but he's a guy with an integrity problem.

"So if you're going to appoint him, you have to vet him very, very, very carefully."

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/richard-dearlove-mi6-lord-mandelson-5HjdCtW_2/