UK Officials Considered Special 'Red Box' for Trump–What New Emails Show
Summary
British officials talked about giving President Donald Trump a special gift, a replica of the official "red box" used by UK ministers to carry important papers. This discussion happened weeks before Peter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the U.S., was removed from his job.Key Facts
- The UK wanted to gift President Trump a red box like the ones British ministers use.
- Red boxes carry important government documents securely.
- The proposed box would have "President of the United States" written in gold on it.
- Sir Oliver Robbins, a top UK Foreign Office official, led the discussion in August 2025.
- Peter Mandelson was the British ambassador to the U.S. who was later fired.
- Mandelson was removed because of his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted pedophile.
- The emails about the gift idea were published by the UK government in May 2026.
- Mandelson resigned from the UK’s Labour Party in early 2026 after the scandal.
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