Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein at Downing St when he was the UK prime minister. Photo: AP PHOTO

Jeffrey Epstein visited former UK prime minister Tony Blair at Downing St, it has been revealed.

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A spokesperson for Blair said the former Labour leader recalled his meeting was "less than 30 minutes" and took place "long before" Epstein's crimes were known about.

The BBC reported the meeting was arranged after recently sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson sent an email to Blair's then chief of staff Jonathan Powell, now national security adviser.

In it, Mandelson described Epstein as "a

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