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David Hughes

Starmer: Mandelson lied over ambassador job and has betrayed the nation

Sir Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer admitted he knew about Lord Peter Mandelson’s friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him ambassador to the US but claimed the peer “lied repeatedly” about the extent of the relationship.

The Prime Minister said Lord Mandelson “betrayed our country” by leaking information from the heart of government to Epstein.

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