Sir Keir Starmer’s judgement is under renewed attack after newly released papers revealed that he was warned in detail about the dangers of appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.
The first tranche of documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s employment show that the prime minister was briefed that the former minister had maintained “close ties” with Jeffrey Epstein even after the paedophile financier was first convicted of procuring an underage girl in 2008, and that hiring him would bring a “general reputational risk” for the government.
