Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips has accused Keir Starmer of misleading the public over Peter Mandelson during a recent interview on BBC Newsnight with Matt Chorley. Ms Phillips questioned Starmer’s transparency, stating: “You’re misleading the public. You’re saying one thing and then, when the files come out, because they didn’t anticipate the files would ever come out, you then change your story.” Her comments come amid the Prime Minister’s insistence that he was unaware Mandelson had failed crucial security vetting when he was appointed as a cabinet minister. Mandelson was sacked from his role as Britain’s ambassador to America back in 2025 over his association with the financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though the politician has denied any wrongdoing.

Editorial: The prime minister’s explanation has shifted between being misled and admitting error, raising questions about vetting, accountability and what he knew

According to revelations by the Guardian on Thursday, April 16, the former ambassador to the United States, implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein affair, was sent to Washington…

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ PM insists he did not know…

Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips has accused Keir Starmer of misleading the public over Peter Mandelson during a recent interview on BBC Newsnight with Matt Chorley. Ms Phillips…

Keir Starmer faces intense scrutiny from MPs over the Mandelson scandal amid growing calls for his resignation.

Political editor David Maddox looks back on The Independent’s exclusive in September last year and how he informed Downing Street of Mandelson’s vetting failure seven months…