US EditionKeir Starmer to release vetting documents for Peter Mandelson’s US ambassador role
Keir Starmer will publish vetting documents on Peter Mandelson's US ambassador appointment after DOJ Epstein files sparked a criminal probe and political outcry.
- Sir Keir Starmer will publish papers on Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK ambassador to Washington, after the government agreed to release vetting material except items 'prejudicial to UK national security or international relations'.
- The US Department of Justice released files suggesting Mandelson forwarded a 2009 Downing Street memo to Epstein and received $75,000 in three payments, prompting scrutiny.
- Officials say the files will include Cabinet Office due diligence, Foreign Office vetting scheme, and correspondence with senior aides, as Wes Streeting said the prime minister seeks `maximum transparency`.
- Police confirmed they received a referral from the UK government and launched a criminal investigation into Mandelson for misconduct in public office, which carries a maximum life imprisonment sentence.
- Sir Keir faces growing parliamentary pressure as Kemi Badenoch tables a humble address to force document release, with Labour figures feeling betrayed by Mandelson's actions.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed regret on Wednesday for appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington, saying the Labour veteran had created a "litany of deceit" about his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer ceded to pressure from the opposition Conservative Party to release documents on how Mandelson was appointed, and was forced to water down an attempt to limit the scope of that disclosure after facing a revol…
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He betrayed his country, his parliament and his party, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told MPs, insisting he regretted appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. Later Number 10 said “new information” had emerged in September which showed the “depth and extent” of Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was “materially different” from what he had claimed, and so he was sacked. But Labour anger over the vetting process and the prime m…
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