grandee
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The messages also show what Lord Mandelson, a grandee of the New Labour years, thought about the Starmer government after Labour's return to power in 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Those files exposed a friendship between the convicted sex offender and Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party grandee and Mr. Starmer’s choice for ambassador to Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Even before the revelations about the extent of Labour grandee Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein raised questions about Starmer’s judgment, investors were primed for a challenge to his leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The responses demonstrated the conflicted attitude many in Labour clearly felt towards a party grandee they saw as both a masterful political operator and a deeply flawed man.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
He dressed impeccably and had the manners of a grandee.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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