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What was Mandelson’s impact on UK business?

By Helia Ebrahimi

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What was Mandelson’s impact on UK business?

One of the supposed benefits of making Lord Mandelson the ambassador was that he would help wrangle a good trade deal out of President Trump.

Indeed, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said at the weekend, Peter Mandelson’s talents were ‘worth the risk’.

The UK has been hit with higher tariffs, though the Trump visit this week is set to bring new investments into AI and nuclear power.

Can we say if Lord Mandelson’s time as ambassador delivered on trade?