SIR Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelson maintained a “close friendship” with paedo Jeffrey Epstein but appointed him as US Ambassador anyway, new documents reveal. The first batch of the Mandelson files, published today, show the Labour grandee pocketed a £75,000 golden goodbye after being sacked as ambassador. The bombshell dossier also reveals the PM was explicitly warned Mandelson maintained “a particularly close relationship” with paedo financier Jeffrey Epstein. Senior Tory Alex Burghart claimed Sir Keir Starmer “knew all he needed to know” when Mandelson was appointed US ambassador. RECOMMENDED STORIESToday’s tranche of the Mandelson files follows a weeks-long redaction process overseen by Parliament’s cross-party Intelligence and Security Committee.

Source: The Times March 12, 2026 02:45 UTC