PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

Government documents released on Wednesday show that Keir Starmer was warned about appointing Peter Mandelson in a December 2024 due diligence report. The PM has already faced…

Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.

The first tranche of documents produced into the appointment of the former Labour grandee as ambassador to the US show that Sir Keir Starmer was warned in detail about his links…

PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was complete