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The Labour peer said the former British ambassador to the US should be ‘investigated robustly by the police without fear or favour’

The Scottish Labour, however, insisted the under-fire Prime Minister should stay on in his role.

Starmer’s right-hand man was considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

The speech came amid a torrid week for Sir Keir Starmer.

The Prime Minister’s chief of staff held many political roles during his journey from building sites to Downing Street.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is creating political pressure for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his past appointment of Peter Mandelson, who is now under criminal investigation. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump faces no immediate threat despite his name appearing in Epstein files, highlighting differing political environments and institutional responses…

The Prime Minister will try to focus attention on his Government’s work to curb the cost of living and revamp high streets.

Under Tory pressure, the Government has agreed to release papers on Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fall of Keir Starmer’s disgraced former US ambassador may not bring down the prime minister, but it hasn’t helped the administration’s chances of survival

Prime minister accuses Mandelson of letting ‘his country down’ as the disgraced peer bows to pressure and quits House of Lords

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer is right to demand his former US ambassador relinquish his peerage and testify before Congress about his ‘life adviser’ Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes