Lord Mandelson new Ambassador to US

Critic of US President Donald Trump, Lord Peter Mandelson, takes up his new role as UK Ambassador to the US. #USA #Mandelson

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00:00It's day one of a new job for Lord Peter Mandelson today, who starts his stint as a UK ambassador

00:08to the US. Lord Mandelson has said the United Kingdom wouldn't necessarily agree with every

00:15detail of President Trump's agenda, but it was important to have a strong and clear mandate

00:21for change. Here's what he had to say about his new role.

00:25I'm speaking to you from the Ambassador's Residence, a building that symbolises decades

00:31of friendship, hosting countless presidents, prime ministers, politicians, royalty and

00:38many ordinary American citizens. I'm crystal clear, the UK has no closer ally than America.

00:46Looking ahead, President Trump's administration is shaping up to be one of the most consequential

00:53periods in modern America.