Sir Keir Starmer has asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn after ‘new information’ came to light

PM says he has confidence in ambassador when questioned in the Commons by Lib Dem and Tory leaders

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: ‘Your friends stay with you and love you’

Veteran Labour politician under scrutiny over relationship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

Departure will be huge blow for No 10 as it prepares state visit for the US president

Sir Keir Starmer initially said he maintained confidence in Lord Mandelson – but has faced mounting pressure to sack the ambassador

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The Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs are reported to have tried to get Lord Mandelson to appear in Britain to give evidence on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson had come under scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein after the release of a letter in which he purportedly described the late sex offender as "my best pal."

Sir Keir Starmer has asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn after ‘new information’ came to light

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as Peter Mandelson is sacked as US ambassador following new emails detailing his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson had come under scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein after the release of a letter in which he purportedly described the late sex offender as "my best pal."

U.K. Ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, sacked over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions for Prime Minister Starmer.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson amid revelations of a close friendship with convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lord Mandelson is part of a long list of key appointees that Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to sack for predictable problems, which poses big questions about his judgment, as…

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed Mandelson after newly published emails and documents revealed a deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than previously acknowledged.

The Tories urge the PM to "come clean" on what he knew about Lord Mandelson's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

LONDON: UK leader Keir Starmer sacked his ambassador in Washington Peter Mandelson on Thursday following “reprehensible” fresh revelations about the diplomat’s friendship with sex…

The Prime Minister finally acted to remove the disgraced peer as ambassador to the United States amid a growing Labour revolt over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Lord Mandelson then backed by Sir Keir at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday before he was dramatically sacked on Thursday as Britain's ambassador to the US.