Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed he is appointing trade expert and Labour Party veteran Peter Mandelson as the UK’s next ambassador to Washington.

If you seek the ultimate example of the roller-coaster ride that politics can be, you need look no further than the life and work of Peter Mandelson. Time and again he has risen, time and again he has been cast down,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that veteran Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be the U.K.’s next ambassador to Washington, a rare appointment for someone outside the diplomatic corps.