Dan Neidle
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Epstein very upset that George Osborne was blocking "my boy", Jes Staley, from becoming CEO of Barclays.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Epstein very upset that George Osborne was blocking "my boy", Jes Staley, from becoming CEO of Barclays.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
Osborne didn't know the half of it. Staley seems almost as close to Epstein as Mandelson was.
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Mandelson's firm, General Counsel, covered-up Mandelson's relationship with Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Mandelson's firm, General Counsel, covered-up Mandelson's relationship with Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
Here's Global Counsel's CEO and co-founder, preparing to tell the press that Mandelson barely knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did he check that line with?
Jeffrey Epstein.
Who did Epstein turn to for advice on handling a Today Programme interview request, during the first reports of Andrew’s links to a sex offender?
February 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Who did Epstein turn to for advice on handling a Today Programme interview request, during the first reports of Andrew’s links to a sex offender?
It was always about the next job.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It was always about the next job.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
Did a fun interview with the What’s Left podcast. Mostly me talking about Mandelson. Sometimes me trying to avoid talking about politics.
youtu.be/9UblUvJ931E
youtu.be/9UblUvJ931E
Britain + The Epstein Files: Peter Mandelson (Pt 1) - Dan Neidle
YouTube video by What's Left? with Jovan and Freddie
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Did a fun interview with the What’s Left podcast. Mostly me talking about Mandelson. Sometimes me trying to avoid talking about politics.
youtu.be/9UblUvJ931E
youtu.be/9UblUvJ931E
We've just found a new email on Mandelson's $$$$ almost-job with DB...
what was the "DB revelation"?
what was the "DB revelation"?
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
We've just found a new email on Mandelson's $$$$ almost-job with DB...
what was the "DB revelation"?
what was the "DB revelation"?
Lots of rumours about Epstein and Russia/Putin.
There's only one Mandelson email I can find that mentions Putin, and it suggests they regard him as nothng more than a VIP they'll try to catch at a big meeting.
There's only one Mandelson email I can find that mentions Putin, and it suggests they regard him as nothng more than a VIP they'll try to catch at a big meeting.
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Lots of rumours about Epstein and Russia/Putin.
There's only one Mandelson email I can find that mentions Putin, and it suggests they regard him as nothng more than a VIP they'll try to catch at a big meeting.
There's only one Mandelson email I can find that mentions Putin, and it suggests they regard him as nothng more than a VIP they'll try to catch at a big meeting.
Can anyone *imagine* what would have happened if it had become public, at the height of the financial crisis, that Mandelson was leaking to Wall Street, and advising bankers to threaten his own Government? To stop a tax on bankers' bonuses!
Would the Government have fallen?
Would the Government have fallen?
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Can anyone *imagine* what would have happened if it had become public, at the height of the financial crisis, that Mandelson was leaking to Wall Street, and advising bankers to threaten his own Government? To stop a tax on bankers' bonuses!
Would the Government have fallen?
Would the Government have fallen?
This is a great point.
Can’t see any Mandelson leaks in the files from 2004-2008, but that could just be that those files aren’t published yet.
Can’t see any Mandelson leaks in the files from 2004-2008, but that could just be that those files aren’t published yet.
The EU should start looking into his time as trade commissioner. It's unlikely he started leaking the day of the crash.
February 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
This is a great point.
Can’t see any Mandelson leaks in the files from 2004-2008, but that could just be that those files aren’t published yet.
Can’t see any Mandelson leaks in the files from 2004-2008, but that could just be that those files aren’t published yet.
Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer
And Epstein enabled that payday
Here’s the evidence. 🧵
New email: Epstein and businessman/lawyer David Stern, talking about Mandelson as if he's on retainer.
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
New email: Epstein and businessman/lawyer David Stern, talking about Mandelson as if he's on retainer.
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
This is bonkers. Mandelson - while he was a British Cabinet Minister - used by Epstein to lobby the US Government on behalf of JPMorgan.
EXCLUSIVE:
Lord Peter Mandelson lobbied the US government on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley in 2010 when he was business secretary, using their talking points in conversations with an American official about financial-crisis reforms
www.ft.com/content/e50f...
Lord Peter Mandelson lobbied the US government on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley in 2010 when he was business secretary, using their talking points in conversations with an American official about financial-crisis reforms
www.ft.com/content/e50f...
Peter Mandelson lobbied against US bank reforms on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley
Former UK business secretary used talking points in conversations with US official about financial crisis measures
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is bonkers. Mandelson - while he was a British Cabinet Minister - used by Epstein to lobby the US Government on behalf of JPMorgan.
Epstein made $10k+ payments to Mandelson's partner around the time of the email leaks.
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Epstein made $10k+ payments to Mandelson's partner around the time of the email leaks.
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
Mandelson says he thought the payments were bursaries from an educational foundation.
We're not allowed to say famous people are lying. But is Mandelson lying?
A 🧵 on the evidence:
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Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
There's more.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There's more.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
Question: how did Mandelson forward government emails from a personal email account within four minutes of receiving them?
Surely he wasn’t permitted a blackberry with both personal and government email access?
Surely he wasn’t permitted a blackberry with both personal and government email access?
"That enquiry led to a response on November 19 that no departmental record could be found of any information or communication from Lord Mandelson to Mr Epstein on these issues.
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Question: how did Mandelson forward government emails from a personal email account within four minutes of receiving them?
Surely he wasn’t permitted a blackberry with both personal and government email access?
Surely he wasn’t permitted a blackberry with both personal and government email access?
A fun project for finance/data nerds. Can anyone *reliably and robustly* decode this messy bank statement export in the Epstein files?
Would show how much Epstein transferred to Lord Mandelson's then-partner
Would show how much Epstein transferred to Lord Mandelson's then-partner
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
A fun project for finance/data nerds. Can anyone *reliably and robustly* decode this messy bank statement export in the Epstein files?
Would show how much Epstein transferred to Lord Mandelson's then-partner
Would show how much Epstein transferred to Lord Mandelson's then-partner
In this email to Jeffrey Epstein, what did Peter Mandelson mean by "loud pretty women of your persuasion"?
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
In this email to Jeffrey Epstein, what did Peter Mandelson mean by "loud pretty women of your persuasion"?
What is Peter Mandelson discussing with Jeffrey Epstein in this email?
The "G" is clearly Gordon Brown. The "Brown" isn't, at least I think it isn't.
The "G" is clearly Gordon Brown. The "Brown" isn't, at least I think it isn't.
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
What is Peter Mandelson discussing with Jeffrey Epstein in this email?
The "G" is clearly Gordon Brown. The "Brown" isn't, at least I think it isn't.
The "G" is clearly Gordon Brown. The "Brown" isn't, at least I think it isn't.
None of this is a surprise:
When it comes to Mandelson's peerage, it's not just about his Epstein links, although clearly this is the most serious issue at stake.
What he does with that privileged position is also worth considering.
Like holding 1-2-1 meetings with ministers registered as for his (ex) consultancy firm
What he does with that privileged position is also worth considering.
Like holding 1-2-1 meetings with ministers registered as for his (ex) consultancy firm
Exclusive: Peter Mandelson is facing calls for a standards investigation over a possible breach of parliamentary rules
Comes amid ongoing questions about whether the Labour peer should remain a member of the House of Lords
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observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Comes amid ongoing questions about whether the Labour peer should remain a member of the House of Lords
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observer.co.uk/news/politic...
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
None of this is a surprise:
Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein - who then helped him pursue a $4m job
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein; sought $4m job
New emails show Peter Mandelson leaked confidential No 10 documents to Jeffrey Epstein, who later helped him pursue a $4m job.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein - who then helped him pursue a $4m job
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
Reposted by Dan Neidle
Alistair Darling and the official Treasury were always aware that investment banks had an inside track to Number 10. But the brazen nature of that inside track is rather breath-taking.
Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Alistair Darling and the official Treasury were always aware that investment banks had an inside track to Number 10. But the brazen nature of that inside track is rather breath-taking.
Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.