Mandelson resigns from House of Lords as Keir Starmer hopes to stop Epstein scandal from engulfing him
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Lord Peter Mandelson, days after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein forced him to step back from the Labour Party, has withdrawn from the House of Lords.
The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Mandelson — the former British ambassador to the U.S. who was cut loose in September over his ties to the deceased sex trafficker — directly informed Epstein of confidential government tax plans while his partner separately received wired payments.
“My lords, given the public interest, and for the convenience of the house, I have decided to inform the house that the clerk of the parliaments has today received notification from Lord Mandelson of his intention to retire from the house effective from 4 February,” Lord Speaker Michael Forsyth announced Tuesday.
Mandelson was pressured to step down by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said Tuesday morning that the longtime Labour ally had “let his country down.”
Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a welcome reception for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
Emails released over the weekend indicate that Mandelson received $75,000 from Epstein and offered the convicted sex trafficker insights on affairs while serving in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Cabinet.
Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
Reinaldo Avila da Silva — Mandelson’s partner, whom he married in 2023 after a decadeslong relationship — was wired tens of thousands of dollars by Epstein. The first of these payments was made to fund da Silva’s alternative medicine endeavors, with recurring payments of multiple thousands of dollars afterward.
Voices on the British Right have used the scandal as a cudgel against Labour and Starmer in particular.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch questioned how Mandelson — who has been nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” for his lack of scruples in politics — “came to be appointed in the first place” when “there are vetting procedures which would have stopped him from ever being appointed.”
“Labour have been covering this up,” she alleged on Monday. “It is now time for us to look into that, and we will explore every possible avenue to make sure we …
Same show, different day.
Lord Peter Mandelson, days after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein forced him to step back from the Labour Party, has withdrawn from the House of Lords.
The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Mandelson — the former British ambassador to the U.S. who was cut loose in September over his ties to the deceased sex trafficker — directly informed Epstein of confidential government tax plans while his partner separately received wired payments.
“My lords, given the public interest, and for the convenience of the house, I have decided to inform the house that the clerk of the parliaments has today received notification from Lord Mandelson of his intention to retire from the house effective from 4 February,” Lord Speaker Michael Forsyth announced Tuesday.
Mandelson was pressured to step down by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said Tuesday morning that the longtime Labour ally had “let his country down.”
Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a welcome reception for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
Emails released over the weekend indicate that Mandelson received $75,000 from Epstein and offered the convicted sex trafficker insights on affairs while serving in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Cabinet.
Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
Reinaldo Avila da Silva — Mandelson’s partner, whom he married in 2023 after a decadeslong relationship — was wired tens of thousands of dollars by Epstein. The first of these payments was made to fund da Silva’s alternative medicine endeavors, with recurring payments of multiple thousands of dollars afterward.
Voices on the British Right have used the scandal as a cudgel against Labour and Starmer in particular.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch questioned how Mandelson — who has been nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” for his lack of scruples in politics — “came to be appointed in the first place” when “there are vetting procedures which would have stopped him from ever being appointed.”
“Labour have been covering this up,” she alleged on Monday. “It is now time for us to look into that, and we will explore every possible avenue to make sure we …
Mandelson resigns from House of Lords as Keir Starmer hopes to stop Epstein scandal from engulfing him
Same show, different day.
Lord Peter Mandelson, days after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein forced him to step back from the Labour Party, has withdrawn from the House of Lords.
The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Mandelson — the former British ambassador to the U.S. who was cut loose in September over his ties to the deceased sex trafficker — directly informed Epstein of confidential government tax plans while his partner separately received wired payments.
“My lords, given the public interest, and for the convenience of the house, I have decided to inform the house that the clerk of the parliaments has today received notification from Lord Mandelson of his intention to retire from the house effective from 4 February,” Lord Speaker Michael Forsyth announced Tuesday.
Mandelson was pressured to step down by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said Tuesday morning that the longtime Labour ally had “let his country down.”
Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a welcome reception for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
Emails released over the weekend indicate that Mandelson received $75,000 from Epstein and offered the convicted sex trafficker insights on affairs while serving in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Cabinet.
Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation.
Reinaldo Avila da Silva — Mandelson’s partner, whom he married in 2023 after a decadeslong relationship — was wired tens of thousands of dollars by Epstein. The first of these payments was made to fund da Silva’s alternative medicine endeavors, with recurring payments of multiple thousands of dollars afterward.
Voices on the British Right have used the scandal as a cudgel against Labour and Starmer in particular.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch questioned how Mandelson — who has been nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” for his lack of scruples in politics — “came to be appointed in the first place” when “there are vetting procedures which would have stopped him from ever being appointed.”
“Labour have been covering this up,” she alleged on Monday. “It is now time for us to look into that, and we will explore every possible avenue to make sure we …
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