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Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links
Lord Mandelson denies recalling $75,000 payments linked to Epstein and resigns Labour membership to prevent party embarrassment amid calls for urgent investigation.
- Stephen Flynn filed a complaint with the Metropolitan Police on Sunday and wrote to Sir Laurie Magnus calling for an urgent inquiry into Lord Peter Mandelson after his Labour resignation.
- DOJ documents released on Friday reveal a former US ambassador, emails showing Epstein received internal UK Government communications, and allegations Mandelson offered to lobby ministers and received payments.
- Files allege bank statements and records link Lord Peter Mandelson to payments from Jeffrey Epstein, who also funded an osteopathy course for Mandelson's husband, and that sensitive state information was exchanged.
- The Prime Minister has asked Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald to review all information on Mandelson's Epstein contacts, but legislation is needed to remove his peerage.
- The SNP demanded Scottish Labour leader disclose all private communications with Lord Mandelson and called for an inquiry into why three Labour prime ministers appointed him, despite his Epstein links.
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Former Ambassador Drops Party as Epstein Scandal Widens
Former UK Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson announced that he has resigned from the Labour Party amid deepening ties to Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter to Labour Party General Secretary Hollie Ridley and obtained by the BBC, Mandelson wrote, “I have been further linked this weekend to the understandable furore surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and I feel regretful and sorry about this.” “Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial…
E-mailing between Mandelson and Epstein reveals payments and attempts to influence policy. Former U.S. Ambassador says he resigned from the Labour Party "to avoid pregnancy".
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New Epstein files burden Peter Mandelson, who has now quit the Labour Party.
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