7 h. ago Peter Mandelson stripped of another honour over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Lord Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador by Keir Starmer last month after emails emerged laying bare the depth of his relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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7 d. ago Elon Musk and Peter Thiel mentioned in Epstein documents released by Democrats

Prince Andrew and Steve Bannon also referenced in six-page batch of documents made public with redactionsDemocratic lawmakers on Friday released documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that may show interactions between the disgraced financier and prominent conservatives, including Elon Musk, Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel.The six pages of documents made public with redactions come from a batch provided by the justice department to the House oversight committee, which is investigating how the sex-trafficking charges against Epstein, who died in 2019 in federal custody, were handled. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Peter Mandelson’s advisory firm revokes his voting rights and ends dividend payments

Global Counsel co-founder was sacked as US ambassador amid email revelations about extent of relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinPeter Mandelson’s advisory company has revoked his voting rights and cut off dividend payments, after his firing as US ambassador amid email revelations about the extent of his relationship with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Global Counsel, which the Labour peer co-founded in 2010 alongside Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, has moved to alter the designation of Mandelson’s shares in the business. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fears 'someone will be hurt' as derelict former Stirling office site becomes dumping ground

The Old Craigforth site has become a fly tipping hotspot.

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1 week ago MI6 boss hotly tipped to take over from disgraced Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador doesn't want the job

The outgoing head of MI6 has ruled himself out for the role of Britain's next ambassador to America, the Mail can reveal.

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1 week ago Former top civil servant in running to replace Mandelson as US ambassador

Sir Mark Sedwill is among the leading candidates being considered as Britain’s representative in Washington

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2 w. ago Trump said he ate ‘whatever the hell they served us’ at Windsor banquet during UK state visit: Latest

Donald Trump’s visit to the UK finished without controversy despite a number of issues - including the recent sacking of US ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson - threatening to sour proceedings

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2 w. ago 'Mandelson? I don't know him': Donald Trump skates over US ambassador's sacking over Epstein emails in awkward moment for Starmer

Donald Trump - who has also faced questions over his own former ties to Epstein - was asked if he had any sympathy with Lord Mandelson.

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2 w. ago Joy Crookes: Juniper review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Insanity)Four years ago, the south Londoner’s star was on the rise with her debut Skin – then she vanished. Now, she’s back with shimmering sounds and cleverly unsentimental lyrics, plus explosive cameos by Vince Staples and KanoIn an overcrowded pop market, where artists are encouraged to maintain a constant presence and stream of what’s depressingly termed “product”, south London singer-songwriter Joy Crookes’s career has progressed in a curious series of fits and starts. After releasing a series of EPs, she ended 2019 as a hotly tipped act: appearances on Later With Jools Holland, nominated for the Brits Rising Star award, placed high in the BBC’s Sound of 2020 poll, invited to support Harry Styles on tour. But the latter was nixed by Covid, and her real commercial breakthrough didn’t arrive for nearly two years: released at the tail-end of 2021, her debut album Skin made the Top 5 and, in Feet Don’t Fail Me Now, spawned one of those long-tail viral hits that achieves a weird om...

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2 w. ago Four top London chefs share their recipes for the perfect city home kitchen

Frustrated with cooking your masterpieces in a space the size of a shoebox? Take some hot tips from what these experts did to their own homes

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer made Peter Mandelson ambassador BEFORE he was vetted by security services

Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador without waiting for him to be vetted by the security services, MPs were told yesterday.

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2 w. ago Mandelson not given security vetting before appointment as UK ambassador to US

Foreign secretary admits Labour peer was cleared as envoy without the involvement of her department

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2 w. ago Mandelson ‘did not have national security vetting before he was appointed US ambassador’

Labour grandee was sacked by prime minister Keir Starmer after emails publication of emails which detailed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

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2 w. ago Miserable Labour MPs duck Commons debate on Starmer's decision to appoint Mandelson... as Foreign Office says it DIDN'T do 'due diligence' on the US ambassador

The government benches were far sparser than those reserved for the Opposition as a three-hour 'emergency' debate kicked off.

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2 w. ago UK politics live: MPs discuss Mandelson appointment ahead of Trump state visit

MPs debate Starmer’s decision to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador despite links to Jeffrey Epstein

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer to come under more pressure over Lord Mandelson amid Labour backbench anger

A three-hour emergency debate will be held in the Commons on Tuesday about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US

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2 w. ago MPs to ask fresh questions of Starmer’s judgment on Mandelson

A three-hour emergency debate will be held in the Commons on Tuesday about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Will Keir Starmer last as Prime Minister beyond next May?

Some Labour MPs believe Sir Keir Starmer only has months to turn things around, as he faces questions today over the sacking of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump’s UK state visit arrives at awkward moment after Mandelson exit

Sacking of Peter Mandelson over Epstein ties threatens to overshadow fanfare of US president’s two-day tripFor Donald Trump, the priority was to avoid any distractions. But as he arrives for his second state visit to the UK – an unprecedented honour for a US president – the crisis engulfing Keir Starmer’s government threatens to overshadow the proceedings.The circumstances of that crisis are especially awkward. Peter Mandelson was unceremoniously sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington on Thursday after emails were published in which he had urged his friend Jeffrey Epstein to fight for early release from prison in 2008. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How many Freddo bars disgraced Lord Mandelson could buy as he 'expects 'six

Lord Mandelson might have lost his job as British ambassador to the US, but he could be in line to receive a payout that could buy him over a million Freddos – every cloud...

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