Veteran politician Peter Mandelson has come under scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was fired Thursday after new revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer asked his foreign ministry to withdraw Mandelson, saying that newly released emails show that the extent of his relationship with the late convicted sex offender was greater than previously known.
Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who was key to its success under former leader Tony Blair, has come under scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein after a birthday book was released including a letter purportedly from the now ambassador describing Epstein as “my best pal.”
Mandelson was getting to meet a bunch of other rich, famous, powerful people, rub shoulders with them and make sleazy business deals with them.
It shouldn’t be assumed that every associate of a child trafficker is there for the child rape - that’s guilt by association.
What sunk Mandelson is that he remained friends with Epstein after he was convicted which at the absolute best is incredibly poor judgement.