UK leader Keir Starmer apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Peter Mandelson an ambassador job

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 5, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 5, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/mandelson-uk-epstein/

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.’s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier. The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely kn...