Meet Dame Karen Pierce – the midlife woman pushed out of her job for Peter Mandelson
- Posted on February 5, 2026
- By The Independent
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Meet Dame Karen Pierce – the midlife woman pushed out of her job for Peter Mandelson
Before Peter Mandelson was appointed Ambassador to Washington, Dame Karen Pierce was already doing a brilliant job. Eleanor Mills says the current scandal is a self-inflicted wound for Kier Starmer, and another example of a great woman of a certain age being replaced by one of the boys.
