Newly released government documents show that Keir Starmer was warned about the reputational risks of appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to Washington due to his past relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 147-page dossier, published following a parliamentary order on 11 March, reveals that internal due diligence reports flagged Mandelson's 'particularly close relationship' with Epstein, including contact that continued after Epstein's 2008 conviction.
