
Peter Mandelson and Epstein: how much did Starmer know?
For the third time in his political career, Peter Mandelson has fallen from high office in a scandal linked to rich and powerful men - this time it was his relationship with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that was his undoing.
Lord Mandelson was sacked from his role as UK ambassador to the US after leaked emails showed him offering support for Epstein even after a sex offence conviction.
Downing Street said the Prime Minister found 'the depth and extent of the relationship reprehensible.'
But questions are now being asked about Keir Starmer's judgement in appointing him in the first…
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