Decision to end support for US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein links comes just before Donald Trump state visit

PM was grilled by Kemi Badenoch on suitability of Mandelson for job as US ambassador

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’

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

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Sir Keir Starmer has asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn after ‘new information’ came to light

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.

Messy exit of ambassador to US was entirely predictable, leaving many to ask why PM failed to see it coming

Our community has criticised Starmer’s initial defence of Mandelson, questioning the prime minister’s judgement, and calling for accountability over the Epstein-linked scandal

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…

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

Decision to end support for US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein links comes just before Donald Trump state visit

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…

Labour figures question the Prime Minister’s judgment after ambassador sacked over his links to Epstein

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.

Timeline shows Labour grandee had long been close to Epstein, even after his first conviction

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.