In a tale that seems plucked straight from the pages of a political thriller, a 2008 meeting of high profile figures involved two British politicians, one of whom, Lord Peter Mandelson, is the newly appointed UK Ambassador to the United States. Also present were senior Conservative Party figure George Osborne, and a Russian oligarch. The meeting, which took place on a $150 million yacht, owned by the Russian oligarch, in the Mediterranean ignited a major scandal. #EUToday
