Mandelson, 72, faces claims he shared market-sensitive and confidential government information with Epstein

British then-Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson attends the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northeast England on September 26, 2022. PHOTO:AFP

The former UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, resigned from the upper house of parliament Tuesday, as a scandal over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein effectively ended his political career.

A pivotal and often controversial figure in British politics, Mandelson, once dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", has become engulfed in the Epstein maelstrom.

The former minister and ex-European Union trade commissioner announced he was resigning from the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, as of Wednesday, speaker Michael F

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