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In any normal circumstances the prime minister would be resigning' said Badenoch as MPs react to the Mandelson files.
The first tranche of documents were released shortly after Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday and include a series of shocking details about the disgraced peer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a “general reputational risk” ahead of his appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States,
Timeline of Peter Mandelson’s controversial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein - British ambassador to US was sacked over his ties to paedophile financier
The British government said it would publish files related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US on Wednesday, as police investigate potential misconduct stemming from the ex-diplomat’s ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
According to files released by the U.K. government, Starmer was sent a “due diligence checklist” detailing said risks, but went on officially appoint Mandelson.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was made aware of disgraced former ambassador Peter Mandelson’s “particularly close relationship” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prior to his appointment in Washington.
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested weeks after a series of emails between him and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released.
The first tranche of documents produced into the appointment of the former Labour grandee as ambassador to the US show that Sir Keir Starmer was warned in detail about his links to Epstein and China a
Peter Mandelson faces calls to return the £75,000 severance pay he received following his exit as ambassador to the US.