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Sir Keir Starmer had been briefed on details of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein before making him US ambassador, a select committee heard.
The Prime Minister was said to have received a Cabinet Office report referencing the “reputational risks” of appointing Lord Mandelson, which “included his previous resignations as a minister” and “his prior relationships with Jeffrey Epstein”.
“This section included direct extracts from media reporting and notes of a general reputational risk,” Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris
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