Mandelson, Epstein, and Starmer: A Vetting Failure at the Top

The Vault: The Epstein Files · Jul 12, 2026 · 13m · transcript

Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK ambassador to the United States has come under intense scrutiny after it emerged that he failed a key security vetting process but was still cleared for the role. Despite concerns raised during the vetting—reportedly tied in part to his past associations, including his connection to Jeffrey Epstein—the Foreign Office pushed the appointment through anyway. The situation escalated when those concerns became public, raising serious questions about how and why such a decision was made in the face of known risks.The controversy has now spilled over onto…