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Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Peter Mandelson after his 2010 remark in regards to the former MP and Cabinet minister resurfaced. In 2010, the presenter joked about Mandelson on Top Gear.

He stated throughout a take a look at drive of the Audi R8 V10: “The only sound that I can think of that’s better than that is the sound of Peter Mandelson being attacked by bears.” The clip was lately posted on X (previously Twitter), with the consumer asking: “What did @JeremyClarkson mean by this in 2010?” Clarkson responded with an 11-word slam: “He was a fallacious ‘un. I could see that even then.” The presenter made another joke about the former politician on Top Gear, saying: “It’s logic to kill Peter Mandelson, however you possibly can’t do it.” Clarkson responded to the resurfaced video on Twitter, saying: “I hated him so much then. And even more so now. Ghastly little weasel.” Documents launched by the US Department of Justice have proven Peter Mandelson’s connection to convicted paedophile and intercourse trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, exchanging sleazy emails and celebrating his launch from jail as “Liberation Day”.

The newest doc dump by US authorities from the so-called Epstein information has piled additional stress on Lord Mandelson, who’s going through a prison investigation and has give up the House of Lords.

The pair are believed to have been pals since 2000, with their relationship persevering with after Epstein’s conviction for little one intercourse offences.

Documents launched by the National Archives present that Jeffrey Epstein met Tony Blair in Downing Street in 2002, following a suggestion by Mandelson. Mandelson described the financier to the PM’s chief of employees as “safe”, “young and vibrant”, and a buddy of his.

After Epstein was charged with one rely of lewd and lascivious molestation in 2006, Mandelson emailed him, saying: “Worried that I haven’t heard from you. Are you seeing them off and winning?”

He additionally emailed when Epstein was despatched to jail in 2008 for soliciting intercourse from a minor: “I think the world of you, and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened. I can still barely understand it. It just could not happen in Britain.”

Mandelson can also be accused of forwarding Government emails to the convicted paedophile in 2009, together with one which included detailed potential coverage measures and steered the Government had saleable property, following the 2008 monetary disaster.

Starmer stated yesterday that he’s “sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him” British ambassador to Washington. After emails got here to mild, Mandelson was sacked as US Ambassador.

In a letter to Embassy employees, Mandelson wrote: “The circumstances surrounding the announcement today are ones which I deeply regret. I continue to feel utterly awful about my association with Epstein 20 years ago and the plight of his victims.”