Sep 11 from https://www.politico.eu/uk/ Center left

How the Epstein scandal claimed Britain’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

Perhaps the biggest surprises are that it took little more than six months for the man nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” to be dismissed, once again, in disgrace — and just days before the second state visit to Britain that Trump has long desired. And that it was his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a scandal that continues to swirl around rich and powerful...

Sep 11 from https://labourlist.org/ Left

Peter Mandelson sacked as US ambassador over Epstein emails

Peter Mandelson has been sacked as US ambassador after it was revealed he said paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein’s conviction was wrongful in previously unreleased emails. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told MPs Mandelson had been asked to withdraw from his role after emails published by Bloomberg showed “ that the depth and extent of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey...

Sep 11 from https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ Left

Peter Mandelson sacked as UK’s ambassador to the US

Keir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US following additional information about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. On Thursday, the prime minister asked the foreign secretary to withdraw Peter Mandelson as ambassador. It comes as Mandelson faced mounting pressure over his friendship with child sex offender Epstein. A statement from the Foreign Office said:...

Sep 11 from https://www.politico.eu/uk/ Center left

Peter Mandelson sacked as British ambassador to US over Epstein friendship

The former European commissioner has faced several scandals during his political career. He resigned from former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair’s cabinet twice — once in 1998, and again in 2001. Starmer, already under pressure after his deputy prime minister was forced to quit earlier this month, is facing questions about why he took so long to act, and about what he knew of Mandelson’s...

Sep 11 from https://www.thesun.co.uk/ Right

No10 hired Mandelson ‘despite security concerns’ as dithering Keir FINALLY sacks him over twisted Epstein friendship

NO 10 hired Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US despite "security concerns", sources have claimed. Dithering Sir Keir Starmer finally sacked Mandelson today amid a deepening scandal into his friendship with disgraced Jeffrey Epstein. 4 Peter Mandelson has been sacked as US ambassador Credit: AP 4 Peter Mandelson with US President Trump Credit: AFP 4 Mandelson has...

Sep 11 from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Center right

Starmer faces growing scrutiny over Mandelson scandal

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing scandal over Lord Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. The US ambassador was sacked on Thursday morning after days of revelations about his friendship with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles. In a letter to embassy staff, he said that being ambassador had been “the privilege of my life” and that he “deeply regrets” the circumstances around his...

Sep 11 from https://order-order.com/ Right

Downing Street: 'What’s Important Is That We Have a New Interim Ambassador'

The government has made Mandelson’s deputy James Roscoe, currently in DC as Deputy Head of Mission to the USA, the temporary British Ambassador. He’s starting today… In the meantime Starmer’s spokesman told the Lobby briefing of political journalists that the process is now underway to appoint a new ambassador. Asked if it would be a political appointment Starmer’s spokesman said “the process...

Sep 11 from https://skwawkbox.org/ Left

Starmer has sacked Mandelson, but he already knew – and his record regarding abuse and rape is appalling

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Sep 09 from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Center right

Epstein brokered billion-pound deal with Mandelson

Jeffrey Epstein brokered a deal with Lord Mandelson over the sale of a UK taxpayer-owned banking business after he had been convicted of child sex offences, emails have revealed. The £1bn deal was negotiated while Lord Mandelson was Business Secretary and only months after Epstein had been released from prison. Sempra Commodities, a joint venture between the taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of...

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