The Prime Minister is under growing pressure from Donald Trump’s team to drop Lord Mandelson as his candidate, with the president’s team proposing putting serious restrictions on his activities in the US if Starmer insists on pushing ahead with his choice. By doing so, the Americans are hoping to make Mandelson’s position untenable and force Starmer to pick another representative.
Mandelson, a former European trade commissioner, who had been seen by some in government as a wily enough operator to wrangle a Trump presidency, now looks increasingly unlikely to get the role. No date has yet been set for him to start the job.
“David Miliband is very keen to be in the line of succession, he really wanted the gig in the first place,” a government insider told The i Paper. “There is chatter they might only allow Peter to accept with conditions which would be untenable.”
David Miliband, brother to Cabinet minister Ed Miliband, is currently the head of the International Rescue Committee and based in the US.Although Pierce has remained longer than her tour in the US would normally allow, her term could be extended again. “It would be the path of least resistance to keep Karen,” the source added.
The i Paper understands Trump’s team are particularly annoyed that the details of a call between the firebrand Republican and Starmer made it into UK newspapers in early January.
Peter Mandelson’s role as the UK’s ambassador to the US hangs in the balanceIt is highly unusual for details of such a high-level call to leak and Trump’s team are understood to be particularly annoyed as the report gave the impression that Britain was laughing at the incoming president, The i Paper has been told.
Downing Street, The Foreign Office and Miliband’s office were approached for comment.
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