Keir Starmer squirmed over what he knew when about Lord Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein today.
Sir Keir insisted the US ambassador was 'right' to express regrets after an extraordinary birthday message emerged in which he called the disgraced financier his 'best pal'.
Repeatedly challenged at PMQs, the premier said still he has 'confidence' in the peer to perform his role. But he dodged over the vetting process, and whether details would be published.
The Commons clashes - which Labour MPs listened to in stony silence - came after Lord Mandelson admitted more 'very embarrassing' details will come about about his friendship with Epstein.
US politicians have released the former Cabinet minister's holiday snaps from a visit in around 2002 to Epstein's Caribbean island – dubbed 'orgy island' by one of his sex slaves.
