3 h. ago Voices: ‘Error of judgement’: Starmer’s backing of Mandelson draws fury from Independent readers

Our community has criticised Starmer’s initial defence of Mandelson, questioning the prime minister’s judgement, and calling for accountability over the Epstein-linked scandal

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6 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked as UK ambassador to US over Epstein links

Veteran politician dismissed after days of criticism and email leaks

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7 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked as US ambassador after fresh revelations over his links to Epstein

Sir Keir Starmer initially said he maintained confidence in Lord Mandelson – but has faced mounting pressure to sack the ambassador

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7 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked as UK ambassador to the US over Epstein links

Veteran politician dismissed after days of criticism and email leaks

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8 h. ago UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fired the U

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8 h. ago Who is Peter Mandelson? The controversial Labour grandee sacked after extent of Epstein links revealed

From Young Communist League member who sold the Morning Star outside Kilburn Tube Station to Tony Blair’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer sacks Lord Mandelson after pressure over links to Epstein

Lord Peter Mandelson, who served in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's cabinets, has been sacked by Keir Starmer over mounting pressure over the former MPs links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

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8 h. ago Lord Mandelson: the New Labour ‘Dark lord’ brought down by ‘best pal’ Epstein

He started out as a Labour communications director in 1985 and was first elected as an MP in 1992.

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8 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked as UK ambassador to US over Jeffrey Epstein scandal

The Labour peer was dismissed amid growing alarm over his links to the late Epstein.

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9 h. ago Timeline of Mandelson’s association with paedophile financier Epstein

The British ambassador to the US’s links to Jeffrey Epstein go back decades.

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10 h. ago Peter Mandelson facing sacking calls by SNP over links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

SNP Westminster chief Stepen Flynn demanded Prime Minister Keir Starmer sack Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US.

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10 h. ago Lord Mandelson: ‘Dark lord’ of New Labour facing pressure over Epstein links

Peter Mandelson resigned twice from cabinet in 1998 and 2001, under the Blair government.

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10 h. ago Pressure mounts on Mandelson over ‘sickening’ links to Epstein

A Government minister said emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein made him ‘shudder’.

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11 h. ago UK politics live: Mandelson told Epstein ‘your friends love you’ after 2008 charges as Starmer faces growing backlash

Prime minister defies pressure to sack US ambassador over links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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18 h. ago Mandelson told Epstein ‘your friends love you’ after 2008 charges as Starmer faces growing backlash: UK politics live

Prime minister defies pressure to sack US ambassador over links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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20 h. ago Mandelson told Epstein ‘your friends love you’ after charges as Starmer faces growing backlash: UK politics live

Prime minister defies pressure to sack US ambassador over links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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23 h. ago Immigration debate live: Labour’s Mike Tapp accuses Reform’s Zia Yusuf of ‘feeding racism’ in fiery exchange

Debate grows fiery as Sir Keir Starmer faces growing calls to sack Lord Mandelson over links with Jeffrey Epstein

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23 h. ago Immigration debate live: Labour and Reform set to clash over record small boat crossings and asylum protests

The debate takes place after Sir Keir Starmer has faced growing calls to sack Lord Mandelson over his links with Jeffrey Epstein

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28 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson amid growing calls for him to quit over Epstein links

Pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the Mandelson-Epstein scandal as Labour MPs grow increasingly nervous over defences of the ambassador to the US

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28 h. ago Labour MPs break ranks to call for Lord Mandelson to QUIT over Jeffrey Epstein links

Keir Starmer insisted the US ambassador was 'right' to express regrets after an extraordinary birthday message emerged in which he called the disgraced financier his 'best pal'.

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