Peter Mandelson removed as US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein emails

Lord Peter Mandelson has been withdrawn as ambassador to the US after emails revealed the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Sir Keir Starmer, who picked the Labour grandee to be the UK’s representative in Washington, made the decision after emails showed the peer sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

The Foreign Office said the emails showed “the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment”. He has now been withdrawn as ambassador with immediate effect.

Lord Mandelson is reported to have told Epstein to “fight for early release” shortly before he was sen

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