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Ex-Ambassador To US Resigns Over New Epstein Claims

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Posted By: earlybird, 2/2/2026 4:17:48 PM

Former UK Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson announced Sunday that he has resigned from the Labour Party, amid growing scrutiny over his connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson’s resignation comes after the release on Friday of Department of Justice documents suggesting Epstein made payments totaling $75,000 to accounts linked to the Labour peer between 2003 and 2004. Mandelson, who was a sitting member of Parliament at the time, denied receiving the money, but said he would resign to avoid causing “further embarrassment” over his ties to Epstein.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Catherine 2/2/2026 5:13:04 PM (No. 2064075)
I said this Epstein files business would backfire on democrats. Otherwise it would have come gushing out while Biden was president. It's fun to watch them squirm.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: mobyclik 2/3/2026 7:08:24 AM (No. 2064180)
He lawyered up: ''...denied receiving the money, but said he would resign to avoid causing “further embarrassment” over his ties to Epstein.''
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Schnapps 2/3/2026 1:38:32 PM (No. 2064357)
Mark Steyn did a great expose of "Lord" Mandelson yesterday. https://www.steynonline.com/15956/paedos-all-the-way-down
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