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'Had I known then what I know now, I wouldn't have given Mandelson the job'
Western Mail
|September 16, 2025
SIR Keir Starmer said he would never have appointed Lord Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the US if he had known the full extent of his relationship with paedo-phile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The Prime Minister sacked Lord Mandelson last week but faced questions about his judgement in appointing the peer, whose friendship with Epstein was public knowledge.
Mr Starmer gave public backing to Lord Mandelson at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, only to sack him the following day after the publication of email exchanges with Epstein.
The Prime Minister told broadcasters that Lord Mandelson went through a proper due diligence process before his appointment.
But he added: "Had I known then what I know now, I'd have never appointed him."
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