October 14, 2025 • 11 mins
Newly released documents from the UK National Archives show that former Prime Minister Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein on May 14, 2002, at 10 Downing Street. The meeting was reportedly arranged at the behest of Peter Mandelson, who lobbied Blair’s staff—particularly chief of staff Jonathan Powell—by describing Epstein as “safe” and a “friend” with extensive international connections. A briefing memo prepared for Blair characterized Epstein as a wealthy financial adviser with ties to Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, and suggested that discussions could cover “science and international economic and monetary trends.” Blair’s spokesperson later said the meeting lasted less than 30 minutes, was focused on UK-US politics, and that Blair had no further engagement with Epstein.
The revelation casts new light on Blair’s judgment and raises questions about how long Epstein was courted by political elites—even before his known criminal behavior became public. Critics argue that even if the meeting occurred pre-conviction, the decision to host Epstein at Downing Street hints at the institutional insulation and elite networks that allowed Epstein’s influence to spread unchecked. That Mandelson actively promoted the meeting, praising Epstein’s character and connections, further underscores how political actors were willing to legitimize him. The disclosure also fuels demands for accountability, especially as many now view early interactions like this as complicit steps in Epstein’s broader web of patronage, power, and impunity.
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Memo that government officials tried to bury shows Jeffrey Epstein met Sir Tony Blair in Downing Street... and Lord Mandelson set it up | Daily Mail Online
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The revelation casts new light on Blair’s judgment and raises questions about how long Epstein was courted by political elites—even before his known criminal behavior became public. Critics argue that even if the meeting occurred pre-conviction, the decision to host Epstein at Downing Street hints at the institutional insulation and elite networks that allowed Epstein’s influence to spread unchecked. That Mandelson actively promoted the meeting, praising Epstein’s character and connections, further underscores how political actors were willing to legitimize him. The disclosure also fuels demands for accountability, especially as many now view early interactions like this as complicit steps in Epstein’s broader web of patronage, power, and impunity.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
Memo that government officials tried to bury shows Jeffrey Epstein met Sir Tony Blair in Downing Street... and Lord Mandelson set it up | Daily Mail Online
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. You ever wake up, pour your coffee, scroll
through the news and just sit there thinking, well, that's it.
Humanity's last brain cell is officially tapped out. Yeah, well
that's what it felt like reading that Tony Blair, Yes,
that Tony Blair, the Golden Boy of New Labor, the
(00:22):
self anointed moral compass of Britain, was meeting Jeffrey Dan
Epstein at ten Downing Street. Let that shit marinate for
a second. The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
hosting the world's most notorious sex trafficker at the address
that's supposed to represent leadership, dignity and democracy. You can't
make this up. It's like finding out the Pope invited
(00:44):
Ted Bundy over for wine and wafers. And of course
this circus wouldn't be complete without the ring Master himself,
Peter MANDELSSHON. Oh yeah, the Prince of Darkness doing what
he does best, working his shadow magic in the back
rooms of power. He's the one who were portally made
the introduction, because of course he did. If there's ever
(01:04):
a morally radioactive situation that needs an introduction, Mandelson's probably
standing there with a clipboard, grinning like the man who
knows he'll never face any consequences. It's his art form,
corruption as performance. Tony me, Jeff, Jeff, Tony. You both
like influence money and pretending not to know what the
(01:24):
other one does in private. You'll get along famously. So
now picture it ten Downing Street, polished brass, red carpet,
security everywhere. Epstein walks in like he owns the place,
smiling that smug grin that says, I know secrets. Blair,
the eternal salesman, probably thinking it's just another powerful friend
to collect a little favor. Here, a connection there, nothing
(01:47):
to see, and you can almost hear a mandelsshn in
the background, smoothing it all over, whispering like some demonic butler.
It's all very civilized, Jeffrey, we're all friends here. Meanwhile,
the walls themselves are probably cringing. And how could we
forget the arrogance of all of it. This wasn't Epstein
flying under the radar. This was after the man had
(02:09):
already been convicted. Everyone knew who he was and what
he'd done. The guy was in some mysterious financier he
was a human red flag wearing a suit, but apparently
that didn't bother Tony. Maybe he thought the Downing Street
doormat said, welcome all billionaires, no questions asked, Because when
you live in the rarefied air of political royalty, moral
(02:31):
rot just smells like opportunity. And what's wild is how
casually it's brushed aside. Ah, they were just talking about philanthropy,
or it was just a brief meeting, nothing improper, right,
because Epstein was famous for his charity work, wasn't he
The only thing the man ever donated was trauma, but
the media and political class treated like it's a scheduling hiccup,
(02:53):
like Tony accidentally double booked Epstein between a photo wop
and a sermon about moral leadership, say anything except the
truth that the powerful don't see monsters, just mirrors. And
I want you to keep this all in mind when
you're scraping by watching all this nonsense unfold. Paying taxes
that fund the literal buildings where these creeps meet. You
(03:14):
can't afford to miss a shift or your lights get
caught off. But these people can invite convicted predators into
government residences and still walk around with knighthoods. Tell me
again how no one is above the law. Tell me
that with a straight face. While Tony Blair is sipping
tea with Epstein in the same house where Churchill planned
the defense of Britain and Mandelsson bro don't even get
(03:35):
me started. The guy's Britain's version of a Bond villain
who just never got the memo the movie ended. He
slithers through every administration, every scandal, every exclusive circle untouched.
He's like Teflon in human form. It's fitting that he'd
be the one to connect Blair and Epstein, two men
who couldn't find the moral compass if you handed it
to them and pointed north. You almost have to admire
(03:58):
the consistency of it. But the best is the establishment
pretended that this was normal, just another blip in the news,
No big deal, These things happen, right, because that's what
the rest of us do. Isn't it invite sex offenders
to tea in our taxpayer funded homes. Maybe we'll have
Jimmy Savill drop by for dessert while we're at it.
(04:18):
I mean, it's all very British. This is the part
where they tell us to move on it's always move on,
don't dwell on it, don't connect the dots, don't ask
questions about who introduced to or what was discussed, because
if you do, you might start to see the pattern,
the one where power protects itself no matter how filthy
it gets, And you might realize that the club doors
(04:40):
never really close, They just get cleaned and rebranded every generation.
So yeah, Tony Blair, Peter Mandelsson and Jeffrey Epstein sharing
airror inside ten Downing Street is not just another headline.
It's the perfect snapshot of how deep this rot goes.
It's the elite showing you exactly who they are and
daring ust to still believe that in their version of decency.
(05:03):
And the joke, as always, is on us, the taxpayers,
the workers, the believers, because in their world, accountability is
just a punchline, and so were we. So look, at
the end of the day, it all circles back to
the same depressing truth. The powerful never meet with monsters
by accident. They meet with them because nine times out
(05:23):
of ten they see a bit of themselves in the reflection.
Today's article is from the Dely Mail, and the headline
memo that government officials tried to bury shows. Jeffrey Epstein
met Sir Tony Blair in Downing Street and Lord Mandelsson
set it up. This article was authored by George Dana
(05:44):
Siel a memo that government officials tried to bury shows.
Jeffrey Epstein met with Sir Tony Blair while he was
Prime Minister on the insistence of Lord Mandelson. Imagine having
that kind of power. Hey, look, you're the Prime minister,
right cool? I want you to meet my buddy Ja. Now,
don't worry about him. He's only you know, diddled kids
(06:04):
and hurt people. But he's a great guy. I'm totally
vouching for him. Do you know what happens to you
if you vouch for somebody like this in the criminal underworld?
Say you go to the mafia, right, you're, you know,
an associate, and you bring a friend around and they
say to you, look, do you vouch for this guy?
Are you saying that this guy's solid? And if you
(06:25):
say yes and that guy turns out to be a rat, well,
who do you think is going to pay the price?
And imagine criminal organizations that have more honor than are
elected officials who would have ever guessed The meeting was
arranged after the former ambassador to the USA sent an
email to Jonathan Powell, who was Sir Tony's chief of
(06:46):
staff and is now National Security Advisor. The BBC reported,
it's just a big club, isn't it. These guys just
get recycled one time they're this minister, then they're this minister,
as if there aren't qualified people in the UK to
do these jobs. But that's not what it's about, right,
It's about the powerful collecting more power and icing everybody out.
(07:09):
And then when you have the audacity to ask how
something like this could happen, especially using taxpayer dollars, well
you're crazy. You should just shut up. How dare you?
What are you a traitor? What are you being hostile
to the administration? And of course the answer to that
is no, the administration's being hostile to the truth in it.
(07:30):
Lord Mandelshon described convicted pedophile Epstein as a friend and
added he had ascertained from Jeffrey that he's flexible. He
could be here anytime from Tuesday onwards to fit around
the diary, but would obviously need to know reasonably quickly
as to reschedule accordingly. A memo dated May fourteenth, two
(07:51):
thousand and two, written by senior civil servant Matthew Ryecroft,
brief Sir Tony about the super rich financial advisor ahead
of their meeting that afternoon. Can you imagine, so we're
not only talking about the White House, where Epstein was
seventeen times, but also at ten Downing Street. I don't
know how you can get much closer to the heart
(08:12):
of power of the West than being a guest at
those two residences. So yeah, tell me again how Jeffrey
Epstein's a lone wolf, How he's just a predator with
you know, proclivities. You ever see somebody like that get
invited to ten Downing Street or to the White House,
A spokesperson for Sir Tony said. The former labor leader
recalled his meeting was less than thirty minutes and took
(08:35):
place long before Epstein's crimes were known about. I don't
even buy it, Okay, I don't buy it for a second.
Everybody knew what he was, especially guys like Mandelson. You
can't go to Epstein's house and not know what All
those little girls running around you think it's normal. Have
you seen this dude? We're not talking about Oh, I
don't know insert hunk here. We're talking about Jeffrey Epstein's
(08:58):
bitch ass. Not exactly the kind of guy that's gonna
have a gaggle of women around him if he doesn't
have money. Lord Mandelsson also suggested former US President Bill
Clinton wanted to introduce his traveling friend Epstein to sir Tony.
Oh what do you know that Bill Clinton? What a rascal?
(09:18):
Oh shucks. I didn't know that Jeffrey was what he was.
I was just going to visit my good friend Tony.
I mean, how can anyone believe anything that Bill Clinton
has to say? Like, for real, for real, I remember
as a kid knowing this dude was a liar. So
I don't know how anybody who's an adult doesn't understand
how much of a liar that Bill Clinton truly is.
(09:39):
And when it comes to Epstein, those lies just keep
being compounded. The document and several others were released by
the National Archives after a freedom of information request. Now
keep in mind, you can get arrested for a social
media post over in England, but you can have Jeffrey
Epstein over for Tea, No big deal. William the conqueror
is rolling over in his grave. They had previously been
(10:03):
buried by government officials over concerns about the impact on
UK US relations. A spokesperson said, as far as I
can remember, mister Blair met with him for less than
thirty minutes in Downing Street in two thousand and two
and discussed US and UK politics. He never met or
engaged with them subsequently. This was, of course, long before
(10:24):
his crimes were known of and his subsequent conviction, which
is bullshit. Everybody knew what he was. God damn. Now,
look I get it. You're going to cling onto that
and say, oh, we had no idea, we didn't know.
But instead of getting out ahead of this, you wait
until it leaks, and now you're doing damage control. If
you're honest about what's going on, people are going to
(10:44):
be a lot more willing to listen to what you
have to say. But when you hide, when you office gate,
and when you deny, what are we supposed to think?
Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in
June of two thousand and eight. He died by suicide
allegedly in twenty nineteen in a New York jail cell
(11:05):
while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Look what this
does just show you the reach that Jeffrey Epstein had.
I know, we talk about it a lot about this
one and that one, the powerful, the rich, the elite,
but it's right here in black and white for anyone
who's paying attention. And if you think some run of
the mill predator was able to infiltrate the places he
(11:28):
was able to infiltrate, you're crazy. Jeffrey Epstein was one
of them. The question is when are they just going
to admit it. All of the information that goes with
this episode can be found in the description box.
What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. You ever wake up, pour your coffee, scroll
through the news and just sit there thinking, well, that's it.
Humanity's last brain cell is officially tapped out. Yeah, well
that's what it felt like reading that Tony Blair, Yes,
that Tony Blair, the Golden Boy of New Labor, the
(00:22):
self anointed moral compass of Britain, was meeting Jeffrey Dan
Epstein at ten Downing Street. Let that shit marinate for
a second. The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
hosting the world's most notorious sex trafficker at the address
that's supposed to represent leadership, dignity and democracy. You can't
make this up. It's like finding out the Pope invited
(00:44):
Ted Bundy over for wine and wafers. And of course
this circus wouldn't be complete without the ring Master himself,
Peter MANDELSSHON. Oh yeah, the Prince of Darkness doing what
he does best, working his shadow magic in the back
rooms of power. He's the one who were portally made
the introduction, because of course he did. If there's ever
(01:04):
a morally radioactive situation that needs an introduction, Mandelson's probably
standing there with a clipboard, grinning like the man who
knows he'll never face any consequences. It's his art form,
corruption as performance. Tony me, Jeff, Jeff, Tony. You both
like influence money and pretending not to know what the
(01:24):
other one does in private. You'll get along famously. So
now picture it ten Downing Street, polished brass, red carpet,
security everywhere. Epstein walks in like he owns the place,
smiling that smug grin that says, I know secrets. Blair,
the eternal salesman, probably thinking it's just another powerful friend
to collect a little favor. Here, a connection there, nothing
(01:47):
to see, and you can almost hear a mandelsshn in
the background, smoothing it all over, whispering like some demonic butler.
It's all very civilized, Jeffrey, we're all friends here. Meanwhile,
the walls themselves are probably cringing. And how could we
forget the arrogance of all of it. This wasn't Epstein
flying under the radar. This was after the man had
(02:09):
already been convicted. Everyone knew who he was and what
he'd done. The guy was in some mysterious financier he
was a human red flag wearing a suit, but apparently
that didn't bother Tony. Maybe he thought the Downing Street
doormat said, welcome all billionaires, no questions asked, Because when
you live in the rarefied air of political royalty, moral
(02:31):
rot just smells like opportunity. And what's wild is how
casually it's brushed aside. Ah, they were just talking about philanthropy,
or it was just a brief meeting, nothing improper, right,
because Epstein was famous for his charity work, wasn't he
The only thing the man ever donated was trauma, but
the media and political class treated like it's a scheduling hiccup,
(02:53):
like Tony accidentally double booked Epstein between a photo wop
and a sermon about moral leadership, say anything except the
truth that the powerful don't see monsters, just mirrors. And
I want you to keep this all in mind when
you're scraping by watching all this nonsense unfold. Paying taxes
that fund the literal buildings where these creeps meet. You
(03:14):
can't afford to miss a shift or your lights get
caught off. But these people can invite convicted predators into
government residences and still walk around with knighthoods. Tell me
again how no one is above the law. Tell me
that with a straight face. While Tony Blair is sipping
tea with Epstein in the same house where Churchill planned
the defense of Britain and Mandelsson bro don't even get
(03:35):
me started. The guy's Britain's version of a Bond villain
who just never got the memo the movie ended. He
slithers through every administration, every scandal, every exclusive circle untouched.
He's like Teflon in human form. It's fitting that he'd
be the one to connect Blair and Epstein, two men
who couldn't find the moral compass if you handed it
to them and pointed north. You almost have to admire
(03:58):
the consistency of it. But the best is the establishment
pretended that this was normal, just another blip in the news,
No big deal, These things happen, right, because that's what
the rest of us do. Isn't it invite sex offenders
to tea in our taxpayer funded homes. Maybe we'll have
Jimmy Savill drop by for dessert while we're at it.
(04:18):
I mean, it's all very British. This is the part
where they tell us to move on it's always move on,
don't dwell on it, don't connect the dots, don't ask
questions about who introduced to or what was discussed, because
if you do, you might start to see the pattern,
the one where power protects itself no matter how filthy
it gets, And you might realize that the club doors
(04:40):
never really close, They just get cleaned and rebranded every generation.
So yeah, Tony Blair, Peter Mandelsson and Jeffrey Epstein sharing
airror inside ten Downing Street is not just another headline.
It's the perfect snapshot of how deep this rot goes.
It's the elite showing you exactly who they are and
daring ust to still believe that in their version of decency.
(05:03):
And the joke, as always, is on us, the taxpayers,
the workers, the believers, because in their world, accountability is
just a punchline, and so were we. So look, at
the end of the day, it all circles back to
the same depressing truth. The powerful never meet with monsters
by accident. They meet with them because nine times out
(05:23):
of ten they see a bit of themselves in the reflection.
Today's article is from the Dely Mail, and the headline
memo that government officials tried to bury shows. Jeffrey Epstein
met Sir Tony Blair in Downing Street and Lord Mandelsson
set it up. This article was authored by George Dana
(05:44):
Siel a memo that government officials tried to bury shows.
Jeffrey Epstein met with Sir Tony Blair while he was
Prime Minister on the insistence of Lord Mandelson. Imagine having
that kind of power. Hey, look, you're the Prime minister,
right cool? I want you to meet my buddy Ja. Now,
don't worry about him. He's only you know, diddled kids
(06:04):
and hurt people. But he's a great guy. I'm totally
vouching for him. Do you know what happens to you
if you vouch for somebody like this in the criminal underworld?
Say you go to the mafia, right, you're, you know,
an associate, and you bring a friend around and they
say to you, look, do you vouch for this guy?
Are you saying that this guy's solid? And if you
(06:25):
say yes and that guy turns out to be a rat, well,
who do you think is going to pay the price?
And imagine criminal organizations that have more honor than are
elected officials who would have ever guessed The meeting was
arranged after the former ambassador to the USA sent an
email to Jonathan Powell, who was Sir Tony's chief of
(06:46):
staff and is now National Security Advisor. The BBC reported,
it's just a big club, isn't it. These guys just
get recycled one time they're this minister, then they're this minister,
as if there aren't qualified people in the UK to
do these jobs. But that's not what it's about, right,
It's about the powerful collecting more power and icing everybody out.
(07:09):
And then when you have the audacity to ask how
something like this could happen, especially using taxpayer dollars, well
you're crazy. You should just shut up. How dare you?
What are you a traitor? What are you being hostile
to the administration? And of course the answer to that
is no, the administration's being hostile to the truth in it.
(07:30):
Lord Mandelshon described convicted pedophile Epstein as a friend and
added he had ascertained from Jeffrey that he's flexible. He
could be here anytime from Tuesday onwards to fit around
the diary, but would obviously need to know reasonably quickly
as to reschedule accordingly. A memo dated May fourteenth, two
(07:51):
thousand and two, written by senior civil servant Matthew Ryecroft,
brief Sir Tony about the super rich financial advisor ahead
of their meeting that afternoon. Can you imagine, so we're
not only talking about the White House, where Epstein was
seventeen times, but also at ten Downing Street. I don't
know how you can get much closer to the heart
(08:12):
of power of the West than being a guest at
those two residences. So yeah, tell me again how Jeffrey
Epstein's a lone wolf, How he's just a predator with
you know, proclivities. You ever see somebody like that get
invited to ten Downing Street or to the White House,
A spokesperson for Sir Tony said. The former labor leader
recalled his meeting was less than thirty minutes and took
(08:35):
place long before Epstein's crimes were known about. I don't
even buy it, Okay, I don't buy it for a second.
Everybody knew what he was, especially guys like Mandelson. You
can't go to Epstein's house and not know what All
those little girls running around you think it's normal. Have
you seen this dude? We're not talking about Oh, I
don't know insert hunk here. We're talking about Jeffrey Epstein's
(08:58):
bitch ass. Not exactly the kind of guy that's gonna
have a gaggle of women around him if he doesn't
have money. Lord Mandelsson also suggested former US President Bill
Clinton wanted to introduce his traveling friend Epstein to sir Tony.
Oh what do you know that Bill Clinton? What a rascal?
(09:18):
Oh shucks. I didn't know that Jeffrey was what he was.
I was just going to visit my good friend Tony.
I mean, how can anyone believe anything that Bill Clinton
has to say? Like, for real, for real, I remember
as a kid knowing this dude was a liar. So
I don't know how anybody who's an adult doesn't understand
how much of a liar that Bill Clinton truly is.
(09:39):
And when it comes to Epstein, those lies just keep
being compounded. The document and several others were released by
the National Archives after a freedom of information request. Now
keep in mind, you can get arrested for a social
media post over in England, but you can have Jeffrey
Epstein over for Tea, No big deal. William the conqueror
is rolling over in his grave. They had previously been
(10:03):
buried by government officials over concerns about the impact on
UK US relations. A spokesperson said, as far as I
can remember, mister Blair met with him for less than
thirty minutes in Downing Street in two thousand and two
and discussed US and UK politics. He never met or
engaged with them subsequently. This was, of course, long before
(10:24):
his crimes were known of and his subsequent conviction, which
is bullshit. Everybody knew what he was. God damn. Now,
look I get it. You're going to cling onto that
and say, oh, we had no idea, we didn't know.
But instead of getting out ahead of this, you wait
until it leaks, and now you're doing damage control. If
you're honest about what's going on, people are going to
(10:44):
be a lot more willing to listen to what you
have to say. But when you hide, when you office gate,
and when you deny, what are we supposed to think?
Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in
June of two thousand and eight. He died by suicide
allegedly in twenty nineteen in a New York jail cell
(11:05):
while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Look what this
does just show you the reach that Jeffrey Epstein had.
I know, we talk about it a lot about this
one and that one, the powerful, the rich, the elite,
but it's right here in black and white for anyone
who's paying attention. And if you think some run of
the mill predator was able to infiltrate the places he
(11:28):
was able to infiltrate, you're crazy. Jeffrey Epstein was one
of them. The question is when are they just going
to admit it. All of the information that goes with
this episode can be found in the description box.
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