British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fired the UK's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday, Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said the decision came after the publication this week of emails Lord Mandelson had sent to Epstein.

"In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador," the Foreign Office said in a statement.

"The emails show that the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment."

Starmer defends ambassador to US Peter Mandelson over Epstein

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