Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged his appointment of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US was a mistake, apologizing to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Official documents revealed Starmer was aware of Mandelson’s ties to Epstein at the time of the appointment. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticized the decision as a “catastrophic error” and called for Mandelson to return the £75,000 severance payment he received after being sacked.
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