Jeffrey Epstein visited former UK prime minister Tony Blair at Downing St, it has been revealed.

A spokesperson for Blair said the former Labour leader recalled his meeting was "less than 30 minutes" and took place "long before" Epstein's crimes were known about.

The BBC reported the meeting was arranged after recently sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson sent an email to Blair's then chief of staff Jonathan Powell, now national security adviser.

In it, Mandelson described Epstein as "a friend" and added he had "ascertained from Jeffrey that he is flexible - he could be here any time from Tuesday onwards to fit round the diary - but would obviously need to know reasonably quickly so as to re-schedule accordingly".

The document was released by the National Archives after a Freedom of In

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