Senior figures said to have been skeptical over Keir Starmer’s appointment of ‘arrogant’ veteran politician, later sacked over connections to Jeffrey Epstein
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Donald Trump’s presidential transition team repeatedly intervened in UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, it has been reported.
The president’s aides told Starmer’s national security adviser and former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, on more than one occasion, that they wished for Mandelson’s predecessor Karen Pierce to remain in post, Politico reported this morning.
According to a source close to the president, the message was conveyed during a meeting in December in Palm Beach in December 2024.
