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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Mandelson could be in line for huge payout after sacking over Epstein links

Lord Mandelson could be in line for a substantial taxpayer-funded payout after he was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer over his relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Sir Keir, who picked the Labour grandee to be the UK’s man in Washington, sacked him after the publication of emails which showed Lord Mandelson sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

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