T
he Epstein case, a slow-acting poison in already deeply unsettled American political life, has now spread its effects to Europe. In the United Kingdom, revelations that Peter Mandelson, former Labour minister, shared information in 2010 with his friend, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein – already accused of soliciting underage girls for prostitution – about the inner workings of the British government, as well as his financial ties with Epstein, have weakened Prime Minister Keir Starmer and benefited the far right. Mandelson, whom Starmer had appointed ambassador to the United States, was forced to resign in September.
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Epstein case put former minister Jack Lang under investigation and his Arab World Institute presidency at risk
The disclosure, among a trove of documents released by US authorities on January 30, of the personal and financial ties maintained by Jack Lang, 86, former French culture minister and current president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), with the American sex offender who died in prison in 2019, carries no direct political weight and has not sparked a comparable furor.
