British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday sacked the U.K. ambassador to the United States, Lord Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty used a statement in the House of Commons to reveal Whitehall’s decision to dismiss the veteran left-wing Labour operative after the publication this week of emails Mandelson sent to Epstein.

“In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador,” the Foreign Office statement made clear.

“The emails show that the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment,” it added.

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