4 d. 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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2 w. ago Outgoing MI6 chief Moore does not want to be US ambassador – report

Sir Richard’s name had been floated among potential contenders to take over as the UK’s top diplomat in the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked.

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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 'I don't know him': Trump dodges question on Peter Mandelson's sacking over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump concluded his state visit with a press conference alongside Sir Keir Starmer, where the leaders answered questions on freedom of speech, immigration and the war in Ukraine

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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 Jeffrey Archer: ‘Nigel Farage is the best mob orator I’ve heard in my lifetime – I could never vote for him’

As he publishes his 30th novel, the former deputy chair of the Conservative Party is showing no signs of slowing down. In his riverside penthouse in London, he talks to Chris Harvey about the rise of Reform, Peter Mandelson’s sacking over his friendship with Epstein, and his big life regret

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3 w. ago UK hopes pomp and ceremony of Trump’s state visit will distract from tricky questions

Jeffrey Epstein affair will hang heavily over trip after Sir Keir Starmer’s sacking of Lord Peter Mandelson

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3 w. ago Pomp and protest: Donald Trump flies into UK for second state visit

Jeffrey Epstein affair will hang heavily over trip after Sir Keir Starmer’s sacking of Lord Peter Mandelson

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3 w. ago Starmer dodges grilling over Mandelson sacking as MPs set to quiz government over scandal: UK politics live

Parliament will hold a three-hour emergency debate on Tuesday to grill the government on the hiring of Lord Peter Mandelson

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3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer 'angry' after Lord Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as Prime Minister

Embattled Prime Minister faces calls from Labour MPs to stand down ahead of Commons debate on appointment of former ambassador to the US

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3 w. ago Starmer ‘angry’ after Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as PM

The Prime Minister sacked Lord Mandelson last week but has faced questions about his judgment in appointing the peer as US ambassador.

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3 w. ago Starmer breaks silence over Mandelson sacking: ‘Had I known what I know now, I’d have never appointed him’

The prime minister said the ‘nature and extent of the relationship’ between convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson is ‘far different to what I’d understood to be the position at the point of appointment’

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3 w. ago Starmer: I would not have appointed Mandelson ‘had I known then what I know now’

Sir Keir Starmer is battling a backlash over his handling of the appointment and sacking of Lord Mandelson.

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3 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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3 w. ago Labour MP: ‘Inevitable’ Starmer will be ousted if 2026 elections are bad

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the handling of Lord Mandelson’s appointment and sacking and Labour’s poor poll ratings.

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3 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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3 w. ago ‘Free speech’ row threatens to derail Starmer’s talks with Trump on state visit as government mired in chaos

Exclusive: US concerns over free speech in the UK expected to be high on the agenda between Starmer and Trump during the state visit with UK side in chaos after Mandelson sacking

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3 w. ago Mandelson appointment ‘worth the risk’ despite Epstein ties due to his ‘singular talent’, minister says

Business secretary Peter Kyle claimed that Lord Mandelson’s abilities meant the ‘political consideration’ outweighed the concerns about him

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3 w. ago Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ about Epstein in answers to No 10

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

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3 w. ago HARRIET HARMAN: 'I never thought it was a good idea to appoint Peter Mandelson as our Ambassador'

Former Labour deputy leader and co-host of the Election Dysfunction podcast Harriet Harman writes for The Mirror after Keir Starmer was forced to sack Peter Mandelson as the UK's envoy to Washington

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