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UK PM was warned of 'risk' of ex-envoy's ties to Epstein
By Agence France-Presse
Mar 12, 2026 1:00 am

LONDON —  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that appointing an associate of convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as his envoy to Washington carried a 'reputational risk', government documents showed Wednesday.

The due diligence report drawn up before Starmer named Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the United States in late 2024 was included in the first tranche of thousands of documents due to be published about the controversial appointment.

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