peter mandleson�*s been hired as our man in washington.political comeback for him and a historic time for us uk relations. we'll ask if he can do the business and deal with the donald or end up being fired. uk ambassador to dc is one of the top diplomat spots in the world. we'll speak to one who fell out with the trump white house. first, to newsnight�*s own deal—maker nick watt who's known peter mandleson for nearly 30 years. the comeback kid. indeed. the fourth peter mandelson comeback in a quarter of a century, and one of the things about writing about politics for the guardian for thousands of years as i did, although polly has a tharanga lack record —— has a longer track record at the guardian, is that you get to know peter mandelson pretty well. i followed that you get to know peter mandelson pretty well. ifollowed him that you get to know peter mandelson pretty well. i followed him around when he was the northern ireland secretary, and then he was the european trade commissioner and i p°pped european trade commissioner and i normed