Lord Peter Mandelson has been removed from his post as the UK’s ambassador to the US following revelations about his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The dismissal came amid public pressure and scrutiny of his past associations.

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Lord Peter Mandelson, until recently the UK's ambassador to the US, has been dismissed after further details emerged about his relationship with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Despite initial support from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Mandelson was removed from his position following public and media backlash.

New revelations included correspondence between Mandelson and Epstein, as well as Mandelson's suggestion that Epstein's first conviction was wrongful. The loss of the ambassador comes at a critical time for UK-US relations and has added pressure on the Starmer government, which faces growing unpopularity.

UK ambassador dismissed after links to Epstein emerge

The peer and the pedophile. Pictured here, Lord Peter Mandelson. Until yesterday, the UK's ambassador to the US. With him, convicted American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. It's been public knowledge for years the pair had a cosy relationship. Did you stay at the apartment in Manhattan of Jeffrey Epstein? I'm not answering any questions about him. He was in jail at the time for soliciting prostitution from a minor. My knowledge of him is something that I regret. I wish I'd never met him in the first place. But over the past week, more intimate details have emerged. Wherever he is in the world, he remains my best pal, Lord Mandelson wrote to Epstein for his 50th birthday. Referring to Epstein's infamous island, the site of alleged child sex crimes, Mandelson wrote yum yum. Despite these revelations, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer still backed him. I have confidence in him. But an avalanche of bad press changed his mind and less than 24 hours later, he was sacked. Lord Mandelson's suggestion that Jeffrey Epstein's first conviction was wrongful and should be challenged is new information. Post-Brexit, the UK-US relationship is more important than ever and the loss of the ambassador at this crucial time is a significant blow to the Starmer government which is growing more unpopular by the day. The UK isn't scheduled to go to the polls until 2029 whether Starmer remains leader is an increasingly open question. In London, Patrick Murrell, 10 News.

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