‘Finally got him to go’: how Epstein was given an inside track on UK’s political future
Apparent tip-off by Peter Mandelson gave advance notice of instability that would ripple through global marketsOn a brisk Monday evening in May 2010, Gordon Brown stood on the steps of Downing Street and delivered one of the most dramatic announcements of the New Labour era: his resignation as UK...
<p>Apparent tip-off by Peter Mandelson gave advance notice of instability that would ripple through global markets</p><p>On a brisk Monday evening in May 2010, Gordon Brown stood on the steps of Downing Street and delivered one of the most dramatic announcements of the New Labour era: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/11/gordon-brown-resigns-prime-minister">his resignation as UK prime minister</a>.</p><p>The decision came days after a nail-biting general election that left no single party with a clear run at No 10. Brown kept his decision, which followed days of political wrangling, to a tight inner circle. Nick Clegg, who would go on to serve as deputy prime minister of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, was formally told of Brown’s resignation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/10/gordon-brown-quits-nick-clegg">only 10 minutes before</a> the announcement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/03/finally-got-him-to-go-jeffrey-epstein-inside-track-uk-peter-mandelson">Continue reading...</a>
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