LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired British ambassador to the United States on Thursday Peter Mandelsonon his link to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Foreign Minister Stephen Doughty said in a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday that the decision was made after the publication that issued the email this week Mandelson Send to Epstein.
“In view of other information in the email Peter Mandelsonthe Prime Minister has asked the Foreign Minister to withdraw him as ambassador. ” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“Email Display Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein It is very different from what was known when he was appointed. ” it added.
An email from the Sun newspaper stated on Wednesday Mandelson Tell Epstein Not long ago, “Strive to release in advance” Epstein He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
“I think your world.” Mandelson Before he began his sentence, he told him to solicit prostitution sentences from minors in June 2008.
The emails were posted after the House Oversight Committee released 50 birthday albums in 2003 EpsteinAt that time, he was a wealthy and connected financier. In that album, Mandelson Called Epstein “My Best Friend” in Handwritten Notes.
