On 9 June 2009 Mandelson told the House of Lords that, as Business Secretary and First Secretary of State, he was focused on helping Britain to emerge from recession “stronger, more competitive and able to grow in the future,” adding that government policies will “enrich our society.”

Days later he appeared to be more focused on enriching his friend, Jeffrey Epstein. On 13 June, Mandelson forwarded to Epstein an internal Downing Street note, addressed “Dear Gordon” and written by Nick Butler, a senior advisor to then Prime Minister Gordon brown.

The note concerned a possible sale of public assets that could be sold........

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