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Lord Mandelson was sacked on Thursday after his ties to Epstein - but questions continue over why he was appointed as US ambassador in the first place

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Downing Street officials were aware of emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein when Sir Keir Starmer defended the peer during Prime Minister’s Questions.