Epstein files implode British politics with ‘biggest scandal’ in ‘over one century’
Who's accountable for the results?
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier who ran a sex trafficking operation on American soil and was ultimately arrested by U.S. authorities. But somehow, it is Great Britain that seems most thoroughly rocked by the staggered release of the case files by the U.S. Department of Justice — the latest cache of which has left Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting for his political life.
“Don’t think that this scandal is just another political scandal … This involves sex, it involves money, it involves the royal family. It involves the leaking of market-sensitive, confidential information,” Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said of the debacle on Thursday.
He emphasized, “This is the biggest scandal in British politics for over one century.”
Emails released over the weekend indicate that British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter 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.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, file)
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.
Additionally, a photo emerged showing Mandelson interacting with a woman while wearing just a T-shirt and white briefs.
The Metropolitan Police of London announced on Tuesday that it has launched a criminal investigation into Mandelson’s conduct.
Labour pains
Starmer was forced to admit in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday that he had been informed of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein prior to appointing him as ambassador.
“Did the official security vetting [the prime minister] received mention Mandelson’s ongoing relationship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein?” asked Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.
“Yes, it did,” Starmer responded, stuttering at multiple points as jeers and gasps filled the …
Who's accountable for the results?
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier who ran a sex trafficking operation on American soil and was ultimately arrested by U.S. authorities. But somehow, it is Great Britain that seems most thoroughly rocked by the staggered release of the case files by the U.S. Department of Justice — the latest cache of which has left Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting for his political life.
“Don’t think that this scandal is just another political scandal … This involves sex, it involves money, it involves the royal family. It involves the leaking of market-sensitive, confidential information,” Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said of the debacle on Thursday.
He emphasized, “This is the biggest scandal in British politics for over one century.”
Emails released over the weekend indicate that British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter 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.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, file)
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.
Additionally, a photo emerged showing Mandelson interacting with a woman while wearing just a T-shirt and white briefs.
The Metropolitan Police of London announced on Tuesday that it has launched a criminal investigation into Mandelson’s conduct.
Labour pains
Starmer was forced to admit in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday that he had been informed of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein prior to appointing him as ambassador.
“Did the official security vetting [the prime minister] received mention Mandelson’s ongoing relationship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein?” asked Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.
“Yes, it did,” Starmer responded, stuttering at multiple points as jeers and gasps filled the …
Epstein files implode British politics with ‘biggest scandal’ in ‘over one century’
Who's accountable for the results?
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier who ran a sex trafficking operation on American soil and was ultimately arrested by U.S. authorities. But somehow, it is Great Britain that seems most thoroughly rocked by the staggered release of the case files by the U.S. Department of Justice — the latest cache of which has left Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting for his political life.
“Don’t think that this scandal is just another political scandal … This involves sex, it involves money, it involves the royal family. It involves the leaking of market-sensitive, confidential information,” Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said of the debacle on Thursday.
He emphasized, “This is the biggest scandal in British politics for over one century.”
Emails released over the weekend indicate that British Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Peter 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.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, file)
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.
Additionally, a photo emerged showing Mandelson interacting with a woman while wearing just a T-shirt and white briefs.
The Metropolitan Police of London announced on Tuesday that it has launched a criminal investigation into Mandelson’s conduct.
Labour pains
Starmer was forced to admit in front of the House of Commons on Wednesday that he had been informed of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein prior to appointing him as ambassador.
“Did the official security vetting [the prime minister] received mention Mandelson’s ongoing relationship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein?” asked Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.
“Yes, it did,” Starmer responded, stuttering at multiple points as jeers and gasps filled the …
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