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UK Fires Ambassador To US Over Relationship With Epstein
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired Peter Mandelson, the country’s ambassador to Washington, after a trove of emails revealed the extent of Mandelson’s ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein…
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About Peter Mandelson
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, is a British former Labour Party politician, lobbyist and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004. He served in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's cabinets as Minister without portfolio, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Business Secretary and First Secretary of State. He was the British Ambassador to the United States in 2025 under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Everything about Peter Mandelson →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- First Secretary of State, Lord President of the Council, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- October 21, 1953