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Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to dismiss Lord Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the US following revelations about his ties with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. ‌

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister attempted to defend Lord Mandelson after it was revealed he had penned a birthday message to Epstein in 2003 describing the financier as his "best pal". During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir insisted he retained "confidence" in Lord Mandelson and that "due process was followed" in his appointment. ‌

However, he quickly encountered demands to remove the peer amid reports he had backed Epstein whilst the financier faced investigation for sexual crimes. Coverage in both The Sun and Bloomberg exposed emails where Lord Mandelson assured E

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