U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed the country's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, on Thursday following revelations about his past correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said newly published emails showed the "depth and extent" of Mandelson's relationship with Epstein was "materially different" from what was known when he was appointed last year. "In light of the additional information in the emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador to the United States," Doughty said.
