A newly released tranche of internal UK government documents revealed that Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer chose to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States despite having been made aware that the senior Labour Party operative continued his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein long after his child prostitution conviction. Prime Minister Starmer is facing renewed calls for his resignation after documents released showed that he and his deputies were repeatedly warned about appointing the former Tony Blair communications director to the top diplomatic posting in Washington.
A “due diligence” background check on Mandelson provided to the prime minister before the appointment stated, per Sky News: “After Epstein was first convicted of procuring an underage girl in 2008, their relationship continued across 2009-2011, beginning when Lord Mandelson was Business Minister and continuing after the end of the Labour government.” “Mandelson reportedly stayed in Epstein’s House while he was in jail in June 2009,” the report given to Starmer added. The prime minister was also warned that there was a “general reputational risk” with having Mandelson as such a key member of his government due to his long-standing relationship with the infamous paedophile moneyman.
