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

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

Starmer has apologized for hiring the Labour Party grandee, and Mandelson has quit the House of Lords—the British Parliament’s upper chamber—amid a police investigation into whether he shared market-sensitive information with the financier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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