The UK’s ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, allegedly called the late paedophile Jeffery Epstein his “best pal” in a birthday message made public by a US congressional committee.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a copy of an alleged “birthday album ” put together by the disgraced financier’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, which was received along with other documents from the deceased billionaire’s estate, on Monday (8 September).

The book, entitled The First Fifty Years, appears to include glowing messages from associates of Epstein, including allegedly Donald Trump, as well as from former trade secretary and New Labour guru Mandelson, who were listed as “friends” in the table of contents.

In another, dated from 2003, a message attributed to Mandelson read: “O

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