US EditionMandelson to step down from House of Lords amid Epstein email scandal
Lord Peter Mandelson is stepping down amid allegations of sharing sensitive government information and receiving $75,000 from Jeffrey Epstein, with police reviewing the case and legislation planned.
- 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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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this Tuesday that he has begun the process of withdrawing former Labour Minister Peter Mandelson who was also ambassador to the US the title of ‘lord’ and his corresponding lifetime seat in the second chamber. Starmer assured, at the weekly government meeting, that Mandelson has “defrauded” the UK for his links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, reported his Downing Street office. Read also...
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.
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Mandelson bows out of House of Lords as Starmer tries to wane Epstein scandal
Lord Peter Mandelson, days after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein forced him to step back from the Labour Party, has withdrawn from the House of Lords. The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Mandelson — the former British ambassador to the U.S. who was cut loose in September over his ties to the deceased sex trafficker — directly informed Epstein of confidential government tax pl…
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