Peter Mandelson asked Jeffrey Epstein for help as he vetted an adviser claiming to have worked for the Israeli former prime minister

Lord Mandelson is under mounting pressure to resign after it was claimed he worked with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein on a £1billion deal involving a taxpayer-owned bank.

The prime minister is facing increasing demands to sack his controversial pick to lead the UK’s diplomatic efforts in the US

Prime minister defies pressure to sack US ambassador over links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Lord Mandelson looked doomed last night after emails showed that he had urged Jeffrey Epstein to 'fight for early release' as he faced jail for child sex offences.

Peter Mandelson asked Jeffrey Epstein for help as he vetted an adviser claiming to have worked for the Israeli former prime minister

The British ambassador to the US has been sacked over his ties to the paedophile financier

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

Some MPs have called for him to be stripped of his peerage or have the Labour whip removed.

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson