A government minister and key ally of Sir Keir Starmer told Peter Mandelson he was “so sorry” after he was sacked as US ambassador over his ties to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Leaked messages between Darren Jones and the former Labour peer – which were not published in this week’s second tranche of documents on Lord Mandelson’s appointment – show the minister complaining about cabinet colleagues and asking for career advice.
