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WorldEuropeEpstein fallout ‘Weirdly rushed’: Starmer ignored Epstein red flags before appointing Mandelson, new files show Jill Lawless and Brian Melley March 12, 2026 — 6:44am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share A A A
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelson’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exposed the government to “reputational risk”, but he still appointed him as ambassador to the US, new documents show. Starmer fired Mandelson after nine months in the job when new details of the relationship with Epstein emerged, and now faces a political storm over the appointment. Published on Wednesday (London time), the new files show the prime minister ignored red flags raised by his staff when he appointed the savvy but controversial Mandelson to the U
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