UK Releases More Files on Epstein-Linked Former US Ambassador Peter Mandelson

Mandelson’s private exchanges reveal criticism of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government but questions remain over why Mandelson failed security vetting.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) talks with Britain's then ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington on Feb. 26, 2025. Carl Court/AP

Former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson assured the UK government it would “never regret” appointing him, according to documents released on June 1.

More than 1,500 pages relating to the appointment of Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as envoy to Washington at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term were released to comply with lawmakers’ demands for transparency.