Keir Starmer fires UK Ambassador to the US after revelations of friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Keir Starmer has sacked Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, pursuing revelations astir his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Foreign Secretary Stephen Doughty announced to MPs.

Mandelson’s departure is considered a important setback for No. 10 Downing Street, coming conscionable arsenic preparations are underway for the authoritative sojourn of US President Donald Trump, who himself faces disapproval implicit ties to the precocious convicted enactment offender.

The British premier curate had defended Mandelson’s assignment arsenic ambassador, insisting that helium had undergone a afloat vetting process. However, unit mounted aft it emerged that Mandelson had advised Epstein connected seeking aboriginal merchandise portion facing enactment transgression charges.

The Emails That Led to the Dismissal
The emails containing these revelations were published by The Sun conscionable hours aft Mandelson admitted that much “deeply uncomfortable” details astir his relationship with Epstein mightiness travel to light. Still, helium maintained that helium had ne'er witnessed immoderate “illegal activity.”

In 1 email from June 2008, which his spokesperson did not dispute, Mandelson wrote to Epstein: “I worth you greatly and consciousness powerless and aggravated astir what has happened.” He besides told him that specified a happening would ne'er person happened successful Britain. “You indispensable amusement large resilience, combat to unafraid aboriginal release, and effort to presumption it, arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, successful a philosophical light. Everything tin go an opportunity, and you tin look stronger from this experience.”

The relationship betwixt the 2 men resurfaced aft Epstein’s “birthday book” was released by members of the US Congressional Democratic Oversight Committee. It included a handwritten enactment successful which Mandelson referred to Epstein arsenic his “best friend.”