US EditionMandelson to step down from House of Lords amid Epstein email scandal
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer demands urgent legislation to remove Lord Mandelson's peerage after Epstein files reveal sharing sensitive government emails and possible payments.
- On February 3, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the transmission of sensitive emails by Lord Peter Mandelson `disgraceful`, said he `let his country down`, and ordered peerage-stripping legislation prepared.
- An initial Cabinet Office review found US Department of Justice files contain market-sensitive information from the 2008 financial crash, and safeguards were compromised.
- Documents reference a £10,000 transaction from Epstein, and Mandelson said he had `absolutely no recollection` of payments during 2003–2004.
- The Cabinet Office passed material to police today, and the government said it would cooperate, while plans for fast legislative action to exclude Mandelson from the House of Lords are under consideration.
- The government argued the House of Lords needs faster removal powers, with proposals to be released at the earliest opportunity, as Sir Keir Starmer called Mandelson's actions `disgraceful`.
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Peter Mandelson has been one of Britain's most important politicians for years, and apparently used this power to pass secret information on to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now the affair has consequences.
Mandelson bows out of House of Lords as Starmer tries to wane Epstein scandal
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Labour peer delivers brutal verdict after Lord Mandelson's downfall: 'Traitor!'
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