26. Februar 2026 19:00
John Kampfner
What’s happening in British politics? Can the Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, remain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after the U.S. Department of Justice released more than three million documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s network and its connections to influential figures? A central theme of the revelations concerns British politician Peter Mandelson, who is alleged to have passed confidential information to Epstein during his time as a minister. The disclosures are having repercussions across British politics, and there are growing fears that public trust in the political system may erode further. What consequences might the revelations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York) and Sarah Ferguson (formerly Sarah, Duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew) have for the British royal family? Another issue is the British economy — how can it be revitalized? And following the Kensington Agreement, can we expect more concrete steps by the British government toward the EU? Finally, we want to discuss whether British tabloid newspapers can still be sold in print, or whether online subscriptions are becoming dominant. Should journalists in the UK brace themselves for layoffs similar to those at The Washington Post?
John Kampfner is an award-winning author, broadcaster and foreign affairs commentator. He began his career reporting from East Berlin (during the fall of the Berlin Wall) and Moscow (during the dissolution of the Soviet Union) for the Telegraph. After covering British politics for the Financial Times and BBC, he worked as an editor for the „New Statesman“. The Journalist is a regular TV and radio pundit, documentary maker and author of previous books. „On April 16, his eigth book „Braver New World“ will be published first in English, an on September in German on September. „It‘s the result of a three-year journey to 10 countries, each of which is blazing a trail in tackling one of the great challenges of our time.“ Further details: www.jkampfner.net
Please register for the Presseclub via
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The event will be streamed via the FPCs YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/live/p25cQG2Px80?si=90y5L5mJYT8hQEg9
26. Februar 2026 19:00
John Kampfner
Veranstaltungsort
Frankfurter Presseclub und live auf YouTube
Ulmenstraße 20
60325 Frankfurt
What’s happening in British politics? Can the Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, remain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after the U.S. Department of Justice released more than three million documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s network and its connections to influential figures? A central theme of the revelations concerns British politician Peter Mandelson, who is alleged to have passed confidential information to Epstein during his time as a minister. The disclosures are having repercussions across British politics, and there are growing fears that public trust in the political system may erode further. What consequences might the revelations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York) and Sarah Ferguson (formerly Sarah, Duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew) have for the British royal family? Another issue is the British economy — how can it be revitalized? And following the Kensington Agreement, can we expect more concrete steps by the British government toward the EU? Finally, we want to discuss whether British tabloid newspapers can still be sold in print, or whether online subscriptions are becoming dominant. Should journalists in the UK brace themselves for layoffs similar to those at The Washington Post?
John Kampfner is an award-winning author, broadcaster and foreign affairs commentator. He began his career reporting from East Berlin (during the fall of the Berlin Wall) and Moscow (during the dissolution of the Soviet Union) for the Telegraph. After covering British politics for the Financial Times and BBC, he worked as an editor for the „New Statesman“. The Journalist is a regular TV and radio pundit, documentary maker and author of previous books. „On April 16, his eigth book „Braver New World“ will be published first in English, an on September in German on September. „It‘s the result of a three-year journey to 10 countries, each of which is blazing a trail in tackling one of the great challenges of our time.“ Further details: www.jkampfner.net
Please register for the Presseclub via
https://sixyearsafterbrexit.eventbrite.de/?aff=dbg
The event will be streamed via the FPCs YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/live/p25cQG2Px80?si=90y5L5mJYT8hQEg9