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Epstein Scandal Widens: Starmer Apologizes, Substack Hacked

By Euronews Published on 05022026 - 13:50 GMT1Updated 13:52 Share Comments Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp The British prime minister faces intense pressure over the appointment after newly released documents revealed further details of Mandelson's ties to Epstein, pointing to a closer relationship than Mandelson had previously disclosed. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to Washington despite his connections to the disgraced financier. In a speech Thursday, Starmer said Mandelson had "portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew." "I am sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him," the UK premier stated. Starmer dismissed Mandelson in September after emails were published showing he maintained a friendship with Epstein following the late financier's 2008 conviction for sex offences involving a minor. Epstein died by suicide in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on US federal charges accusing him of sexually abusing dozens of girls. Starmer never met Epstein and is not accused of any wrongdoing. However, the British prime minister faces intense pressure over the appointment after newly released documents revealed details of Mandelson's relationship with Epstein. "I was lied to," Starmer said. "It had been publicly known for some time that Mandelson knew Epstein, but none of us knew the

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