Badenoch accuses Starmer of lying over what he knew when about Mandelson emails

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Kemi Badenoch has accused the Prime Minister of lying over what he knew when about Lord Peter Mandelson’s messages to Jeffrey Epstein that led to him being sacked as US ambassador.

The Conservative Party leader said Sir Keir Starmer has “very serious questions to answer” and called for “full transparency”.

Badenoch accuses Starmer of lying over what he knew when about Mandelson emails

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