"Starmer apologized to Epstein's victims and said that he was "lied to" when vetting Mandelson before the appointment. He said he not only understood, but also shared the "anger and frustration" of politicians, including allies within the Labour Party, and the public. Mandelson was fired as US Ambassador last September as more damning evidence of the depth of his ties to Epstein began to come to light, but the most recently-released files have painted a clearer picture still, with the veteran politican now facing a police investigation."
""It had been publicly known for some time that Mandelson knew Epstein, but none of us knew the depth and the darkness of that relationship," Starmer said at an event in southern England. Among other things, emails released by the US Justice Department appeared to show that in 2009, Mandelson sent the financier a government memo about possible UK asset sales and tax changes. In 2010, the 72-year-old, who is also a former European Comissioner for trade, apparently gave Epstein advance notification of a European Union 500 billion bailout package plan at the height of the bloc's debt crisis. Starmer asserted that Mandelson also sought to underplay and misrepresent the extent of his relationship with Epstein."
Keir Starmer apologized to Jeffrey Epstein's victims and said he was "lied to" when vetting Peter Mandelson before appointing him US ambassador in December 2024. Mandelson's previously-known acquaintance with Epstein proved to be far deeper as newly released files and emails revealed sustained contact and exchanges of sensitive information. Emails suggested Mandelson sent a 2009 government memo about possible UK asset sales and tax changes to Epstein and in 2010 gave Epstein advance notice of a proposed €500 billion EU bailout plan. Mandelson was dismissed last September and now faces a police investigation; Starmer said he shared public and Labour MPs' anger and frustration.
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