Mandelson could get large payout after being sacked

Peter Mandelson could be in line for a substantial taxpayer-funded payout after he was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer over his relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Sir Keir, who picked the Labour grandee to be the UK's man in Washington, sacked him after the publication of emails which showed Lord Mandelson sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

No 10 said the emails revealed “materially different” information from what was known when the peer was appointed. But by deciding not to resign in the wake of the emails, Lord Mandelson could have to be compensated, experts have warned.

Allies of Lord Mandelson have made it clear he argues that he was open about the fact of his long association with Epstein when he was vetted for the job as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.