Keir Starmer Under Pressure as Peter Mandelson Quits Lords
Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis after admitting he knew about the friendship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein before appointing the former minister as USA ambassador.The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked market-sensitive information regarding a €500 billion financial bailout and a £1.1 billion asset sale.Angela Rayner and other legislators forced the government to allow an intelligence committee to vet documents for release following the disclosure of financial transfers from
Jeffrey Epstein to
Peter Mandelson.
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