Alistair Campbell says Peter Mandelson was ‘drawn to the wealthy’ | News

Alistair Campbell has claimed former Labor Party member Peter Mandelson has always been attracted to “strong men with money”.

Files released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) last week appear to show that Mandelson leaked sensitive government information to Epstein while serving as trade secretary in Gordon Brown’s Labor government.

Campbell, who worked with Mandelson to design “New Labour” in the 1990s, provided insight into his character. The Rest is Politics Podcast with Rory Stuart on Wednesday, February 4th.

Claiming that he himself is “naturally very suspicious of very, very rich people”, Campbell said: “I think there’s something about Peter that draws them, finds them interesting, finds them attractive.”