Keir Starmer said he had full confidence in Peter Mandelson.

Keir Starmer has said he has “full confidence” in the UK’s ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson despite calls from his own backbenches for him to be sacked over new revelations about his links to the notorious Jeffrey Epstein.

The prime minister said “due process” was followed around Mandelson’s appointment to his key ambassadorial role in Washington DC.

Speaking at PMQs, Starmer said Mandelson had expressed his “deep regret” over his relationship with Epstein.

The ambassador said in an interview with The Sun’s Harry Cole that he found his newly-revealed birthday messages to the sex-offender “very embarrassing” and there was likely to be more correspondence between the pair.

Starmer said Mandelson had an “important role” t

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