The family of Virginia Giuffre , the most prominent accuser in the Jeffrey Epstein case, have criticized the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States.

Giuffre's brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife Amanda, said Mandelson's appointment "speaks to how deep the corruption goes in our systems," in an interview with the BBC 's Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday—the family's first U.K. broadcast interview since Giuffre's death.

Newsweek has contacted the House of Lords and Mandelson's firm Global Counsel, via email, for comment on his behalf, and the British Prime Minister's office.

Why It Matters

The criticism comes after Mandelson was fired by Prime Minister Keir Starmer following the release of emails showing Mandelson offering support to

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