Lord Mandelson picked as ambassador to US to win over Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "He added: "His trade policy experience will give him an advantage in handling Trump's planned tariff increases, and in explaining why getting the best deal for the UK must not imperil our reset with the EU, which is essential for UK security and growth.
55% : In a remarkable comeback, the former Cabinet minister, who was a key architect of New Labour under Tony Blair, will take over as Donald Trump begins his second term as US president.
54% : "We're sending someone close to the Prime Minister with unrivalled political and policy experience, particularly on the crucial issue of trade.
50% : Lord Mandelson was picked ahead of David Miliband, the former foreign secretary, Baroness Amos, a former development secretary, and Baroness Ashton of Upholland, who succeeded him as European trade commissioner.
48% : "'Have our cake and eat it'Lord Mandelson recently said that Britain must find a path between the US and the EU if Mr Trump pushes ahead with a blanket tariff on imports.
38% : He described Mr Farage, who visited Mar-a-Lago on Monday, as a "bridgehead, both to President Trump and to Elon Musk and others".
37% : Lord Mandelson's past role may also cause him problems, as former commissioners are generally expected not to take up roles where there is a potential conflict of interest with the EU.
27% : However the appointment may backfire if Trump allies, some of whom have been highly critical of the EU, alight on Lord Mandelson's previous role as commissioner for the bloc.
22% : "He will need all his strategic nous and networking skills to bring UK interests to bear on President Trump at a moment of real risk for those interests," he told The Telegraph.

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