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Politics
Sophie Wingate

Starmer’s appointment of Mandelson under spotlight as criminal probe launched

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US is under the spotlight again (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Archive)

Sir Keir Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US is coming under growing scrutiny, after bombshell revelations about the peer’s dealings with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein led to a criminal probe and his departure from the House of Lords.

The Conservatives will seek to force the Government to release all papers relating to how Lord Mandelson got the Washington job as Sir Keir faces MPs for Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday.

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