Why Did Britain Send an Epstein Pal to Washington?

Labour cronyism produced Mandelson’s disastrous appointment.

A tired-looking Peter Mandelson walks, clutching a coat, alongside another man. September 12, 2025, 2:11 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

On Thursday, after days of slow-dripping revelations of his excruciating communications with the deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, U.K. Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was finally dismissed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his role as Britain’s man in Washington. Scrutiny of their friendship had renewed following the release by the U.S. House Oversight Committee of an alleged “birthday book” gifted to Epstein for his 50th birthday, in which Mandelson calls him “my best pal,” shortly followed by leaked e

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