Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US in September 2025 after leaked emails showed the peer had sent supportive messages to Jeffrey Epstein even as he faced jail for sex offences

Publication comes at a moment of peril for Keir Starmer’s embattled administration.

A tranche of documents in March showed official vetting of Mandelson had warned of ‘reputational risks’ over his Epstein ties.

Critics say the decision to give Mandelson the key diplomatic job shows poor judgment by Starmer, who is under pressure to resign.

The release revives a controversy that has dogged Starmer's government since reports emerged about Mandelson's past links to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey…

Keir Starmer fired Peter Mandelson when new details emerged about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout from the misjudged appointment has left the prime minister…

Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US in September 2025 after leaked emails showed the peer had sent supportive messages to Jeffrey Epstein even as he faced…

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Keir Starmer will gather ministers in Downing Street amid the fallout from 1,500 pages of evidence about Mandelson's disastrous appointment as US ambassador.

Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States continues to cast a long shadow over Keir Starmer’s government, with a newly released tranche of…