US EditionKeir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson as US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein revelations
- On Wednesday 10 September, Sir Keir Starmer dismissed Lord Mandelson from his role as the UK’s envoy to Washington following new disclosures about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
- The decision came after U.S. lawmakers released a 'birthday book' compiled in 2003 showing Mandelson called Epstein his 'best pal' and emails revealed Mandelson offered Epstein support in 2008.
- Mandelson described his messages as 'very embarrassing' and expressed regret for maintaining the association with Epstein despite denying knowledge of wrongdoing or being named in Epstein files.
- Starmer confirmed that proper procedures were observed in Mandelson’s appointment, but noted that the emails reveal their relationship was significantly different from what was originally understood.
- The Prime Minister instructed the Foreign Secretary to withdraw Mandelson as ambassador, and Starmer affirmed his confidence in due process despite the fresh revelations about Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein.
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Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’
Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him. Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting questions over what he knew and when of Lord Peter Mandelson’s ties with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed the now-sacked peer as the UK’s ambassador to the US. The Prime Minister, who picked the Labour grandee for the Washington job, withdrew him on Thursday after emails showed h…
UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein - Boston News, Weather, Sports
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the country’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Just days before the arrival of President Donald Trump to the U.K. on his second state visit, Starmer dismissed the veteran British politician in the wake of the publication of emails that Mandelson sent to Epstein, in which he gave his support to the disgra…
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