Peter Mandelson, to Epstein
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A key Labour figure for decades, Lord Mandelson faces renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to admit in Parliament that he was previously made aware of disgraced former Ambassador Peter Mandelson’s relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
He acknowledged that the weekend’s revelations further entangled him in the “understandable furor” surrounding the convicted sex offender.
Downing Street was tonight battling to contain the scandal amid a backlash over a slew of fresh revelations about Peter Mandelson's friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Alistair Campbell has claimed disgraced former Labour peer Peter Mandelson was always drawn to “powerful men with money”. Files released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) last week appear to show that Mandelson leaked sensitive government information to Epstein while serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown's Labour government.
Texts and emails about Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could fuel biggest political scandal ‘for a generation’
A Labour MP tells the BBC the prime minister should have admitted a "mistake of judgement" over appointing the peer ambassador to the US.
After Labour MPs refused to back the government, the PM will be forced to share documents with parliament amid a Metropolitan Police investigation into Lord Mandelson's conduct.