UK PM Apologises to Epstein Victims Over Mandelson’s Ambassador Role

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims on Thursday for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.

The Prime Minister said Mandelson “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.” “I regret that I believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him,” he said Thursday.

Starmer fired Mandelson in September following the publication of emails showing he maintained a friendship with Epstein after he was convicted in 2008 for sexual offenses involving a minor.

But the prime minister faces new pressure over the appointment after newly released documents revealed new details about Mandelson’s close relationship with Epstein.