RadarOnline.com can reveal Lord Peter Mandelson is facing mounting pressure over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein , after newly released birthday messages showed him describing the disgraced financier as his "best pal" – just days before the U.S. ambassador is due to play a central role in Donald Trump 's state visit to Britain.

The 71-year-old British diplomat assigned to Washington is accused of displaying catastrophic judgment after a U.S. congressional panel published extracts from Epstein's 2003 birthday book. Article continues below advertisement

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Compiled by the sex trafficker's fixer and madam Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein'

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