US EditionSenior Labour MP demands answers from foreign secretary over Mandelson vetting
A Labour MP questions Sir Keir Starmer's leadership amid controversy over Peter Mandelson's appointment and subsequent dismissal relating to his links with Jeffrey Epstein.
- On Friday, Number 10 officials sacked Lord Peter Mandelson after Starmer read the emails on Wednesday evening, with allies seeking to bury Mandelson following disclosures.
- Leaked emails showed Lord Peter Mandelson's close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, while reports say the Foreign Office and Downing Street knew of these before prime minister's questions; Mandelson underwent two vettings and faced criticism for not fully informing the propriety and ethics team.
- At 3.36pm, Bloomberg sent Lord Peter Mandelson a 2,000-word email, and he then used a planned interview with The Sun to admit continuing his relationship with Epstein "for far longer than I should have done".
- Labour MPs say backing and then sacking a senior figure twice questions Sir Keir Starmer's judgement and leaves Labour party morale rock bottom, with a senior ally of Starmer noting, 'He has let himself down, he has let Keir down.'
- Until this week, Sir Keir Starmer viewed Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as an unbridled success, despite senior figures recognizing its high risks and Mandelson's Epstein links being publicly known from the start.
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Senior Labour MP demands answers from foreign secretary over Mandelson
A senior Labour MP has written to the foreign secretary demanding answers about the vetting process for UK diplomats in the wake of Peter Mandelson’s sacking as US ambassador. Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, has outlined a series of questions in a letter to Yvette Cooper about the appointment of Lord Mandelson and his subsequent removal over his links to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She a…
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