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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sophie Wingate

PM ‘sorry for believing Mandelson’s lies’ as he apologises to Epstein’s victims

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses Lord Mandelson scandal (Peter Nicholls/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, saying he is “sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him” British ambassador to Washington, as he seeks to weather the crisis.

The Prime Minister insisted that “none of us knew the depth of the darkness” of Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with the convicted sex offender when he was picked for the role.

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