4 h. ago Mandelson was in contact with Epstein as late as 2016, newly released emails show

Lord Mandelson was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to the US after the extent of his friendship with the sex offender was revealed

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4 h. ago Mandelson was still in touch with Epstein in 2016, newly released emails show

The Labour peer was sacked as ambassador to the US after the full extent of his relationship with the sex offender emerged.

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6 h. ago Peter Mandelson was in contact with Epstein till at least 2016, new emails reveal

UK ambassador was sacked in September after other tranche of emails showed he told disgraced financier to ‘fight for early release’Peter Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington over his association with Jeffrey Epstein, was in contact with the pedophile financier as late as 2016, new emails have revealed.Mandelson was sacked in September over leaked emails in which he expressed his support for Epstein and urged him to “fight for early release” in 2008 while the disgraced financier was facing charges of soliciting sex from minors. The tranche of emails revealed the pair had maintained contact until 2010. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Epstein's plot to 'let Trump hang himself' at presidential debate revealed in stunning emails

Jeffrey Epstein plotted to 'let Donald Trump hang himself' at the height of the 2016 presidential campaign, according to explosive new emails.

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10 h. ago Epstein files: Full list of names in disgraced financier’s contact book

Documents include already-public redacted contact book and flight logs along with a redacted ‘masseuse list’

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9 d. ago Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s links to Epstein before US ambassador appointment, MPs told

Lord Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US due to his connection to the paedophile financier

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9 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: MPs used to treat Whitehall's panjandrums with awe. Now they snort at them with open ridicule

Sir Olly Robbins, the incumbent, described himself as 'Peter Mandelson's line manager'. If Peter ever uttered the term 'line manager' it would have been greased with irony.

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9 d. ago MPs press for details given to the PM before show of confidence in Mandelson

The Cabinet Secretary was pushed on why Sir Keir Starner was not initially made aware of emails relating to Jeffrey Epstein

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1 week ago The Guardian view on Andrew’s downfall: Britain’s relationship with the royals needs a reset | Editorial

The former prince’s retirement from public life is welcome. Problems around royal secrecy and entitlement remain to be tackledPrince Andrew is no more. Henceforth the king’s younger brother will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. With the Thursday night announcement, and the news that Mr Mountbatten Windsor will quit his 30-room home in Windsor, the monarch hopes to draw a line under the shame of the former prince’s friendship with the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and alleged sexual assault of Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, which he has always denied.These “censures” – as Buckingham Palace termed them – were made necessary by Mr Mountbatten Windsor’s poor judgment and deceit, including the lie that he had broken off contact with Epstein in 2010. But the real damage was done by his grotesquely entitled behaviour and appalling choice of friends. It should not have taken the painful details in Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, an extract of which was pub...

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2 w. ago Peter Mandelson is back in Britain in disgrace... but is he plotting a tell

Instead of glory for Lord Mandelson, it's ignominy. Last week, he was pictured at a railway station in Wiltshire looking far from his usual, well-heeled self.

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2 w. ago Frontrunner suffers blow in race to be UK ambassador to US over criticisms of Trump

Exclusive: Whitehall officials raise fears about Mark Sedwill’s newspaper article warning of president’s ‘blundering’ behaviourUK politics live – latest updatesMark Sedwill’s prospects of becoming the UK’s ambassador in Washington have taken a blow after officials raised concerns about an article he wrote in 2021 praising Joe Biden and criticising Donald Trump.The former cabinet secretary and national security adviser has emerged as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Peter Mandelson in Washington. But some in government are worried about an article he wrote four years ago in which he made several criticisms of Trump after he lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ministers to respond to Commons urgent questions on China spy case and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban – UK politics live

Home Office minister to respond to UQ from Chris Philp about the China spy case before question on Maccabi Tel Aviv fansThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons this afternoon, followed by a statement. Here is the running order.3.30pm: A Home Office minister will respond to a UQ from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, about the China spy case.The family of Virginia Giuffre, whose life was destroyed, are angry and aghast. The public across these isles are angry and aghast and they both deserve to know that some MPs share their outrage.So I won’t sit silent. If an act of parliament is required to strip the likes of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew of their titles then there can be no justification from this Labour government as to why that is not immediately happening.Public funds, police protection and royal privilege have long buffered Prince Andrew from the consequences of his actions. And we’ve paid for all this.I will support any efforts to hold royals to the same ...

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew 'lied about contact with Epstein in car crash interview,' Emily Maitlis says

The infamous interview backfired when the scandal-hit prince said he did 'not regret' his friendship with Epstein, who was by then a convicted sex offender and accused of sex trafficking

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3 w. ago Emily Maitlis claims 'we now know Andrew lied to me about his contact with Epstein' in infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight following MoS revelations the ex

Emily Maitlis has said that 'we now know Andrew lied to me about his contact with Epstein' in their infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview.

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3 w. ago One scandal too many forces UK monarchy to sideline Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew has been banished from the royal whirl after emails emerged this week showing that he had remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted

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4 w. ago 'I've covered Royal Family for years and Prince Andrew should fear Prince William'

Prince Andrew's future in the Royal Family is in doubt after a leaked email appeared to show him in touch with Jeffrey Epstein a year after claiming he'd ceased contact

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