Starmer fires ambassador to US over ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Published September 11, 2025 8:32am ET



United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the U.K. ambassador to the United States after revelations emerged showing his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Sun newspaper published a trove of emails on Wednesday showing Ambassador Peter Mandelson’s correspondence with Epstein going back to his first conviction. Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said in a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday that new information had changed the government’s view.

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