Lord Peter Mandelson says criticism of Donald Trump 'ill-judged'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Speaking in an interview with US broadcaster Fox News, he said the new US president had won "fresh respect" from him, adding he was "quite confident" Trump would approve of his appointment.
63% : "I think that President Trump will look at my credentials and consider what's best for the relationship going forward, " he said.
50% : On Sunday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had his first phone call with Trump since the inauguration, but its is thought Lord Mandelson's appointment was not discussed.
48% : As part of the process Lord Mandelson's credentials have to be presented to Trump, which the president is reportedly expected to agree to.
47% : "Acknowledging Trump's "extraordinary" second mandate, Lord Mandelson said Trump had won "fresh respect" from him and said he had heard nothing from the White House that suggested there was going to be any difficulty about his appointment.
47% : added Trump could be "one of the most consequential" US presidents.
38% : The final hurdle will come when Lord Mandelson presents his "letter of credence" to Trump.
24% : Trump's co-presidential campaign manager Chris LaCivita last month warned Lord Mandelson to "stay home" and called him "an absolute moron" over his past comments on Trump.
23% : consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong.
22% : In previous years, Lord Mandelson has described Trump as "reckless" and "a bully".
22% : This followed a 2018 interview with the Evening Standard where he described Trump as "a bully".
21% : In an interview with an Italian journalist in 2019, he described Trump as "reckless and a danger to the world".
18% : The government is much less concerned than previously about the possibility that Lord Mandelson's appointment could be blocked by Trump.
18% : Mandelson's comments go further than others in government in recanting previous criticism of Trump.
18% : Others in government such as the Foreign Secretary David Lammy have typically sought to deflect questions about their attacks on Trump by pointing out that many senior Republican politicians have previously criticised him too.
10% : André Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsThe UK's choice for the next ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, has described his previous criticism of Donald Trump as "ill-judged and wrong".

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