We asked Telegraph readers why they thought the Prime Minister was right to sack Britain’s man in Washington 11 September 2025 11:54am BST Link Lord Mandelson has been sacked by Sir Keir Starmer following damaging revelations about his friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson’s career has been mired in controversy, with the revelation on Wednesday that the former ambassador consoled and counselled Epstein and urged him to fight for early release, marking the latest in a long line of mishaps. Leaked emails and literature published this week disclosed the close nature of the pair’s relationship with Lord Mandelson calling the disgraced financier his “best pal”. Mike Tapp, the Home Office minister, said that the vetting process ahead of his appointment would have uncovered “all the information” about their relationship. Readers are unanimous in their belief that the Prime Minister was right to sack him. ‘Mandelson drifts from sleaze to sleaze’ Readers questioned why ...
Exclusive: Ambassador to US negotiated sale of UK taxpayer-owned banking business with paedophile financier 09 September 2025 9:48pm BST Daily Telegraph Link Jeffrey Epstein brokered a deal with Lord Mandelson over the sale of a UK taxpayer-owned banking business after he had been convicted of child sex offences, emails have revealed. The £1bn deal was negotiated while Lord Mandelson was Business Secretary and only months after Epstein had been released from prison. Sempra Commodities, a joint venture between the taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Sempra Energy, was sold to JP Morgan in a deal on which Epstein gave advice to both Lord Mandelson and to Jes Staley, a senior executive with JP Morgan who has since been banned from the City over his relationship with the disgraced financier. On Tuesday night, the Tories demanded an investigation into Lord Mandelson’s close friendship and any commercial dealings with Epstein. They want to know if Epstein, who banked with JP...