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It comes ahead of a Commons vote to disclose documents about the ex-minister's appointment as US ambassador.
Pressure grows on PM over ex-minister’s Jeffrey Epstein links as Tories criticise move to withhold some records
PM Starmer vows to 'make sure that all of the material is published,' says Mandelson 'betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party' by lying about ties to disgraced financier
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, said he took responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson.
Starmer faces criticism from MPs on all sides of the Commons
U.K. government commits to releasing files on Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the U.S. despite his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The police are investigating Mandelson's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and Keir Starmer plans to disclose documents related to the appointment.
Keir Starmer was fighting to salvage his premiership on Monday after the resignations of key advisers and growing calls from senior Labour Party figures for the British prime minister to step down, following bitter fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls on the PM to publish all documents on Mandelson's appointment in 2024 - accusing him of trying to "sabotage" the release with exemptions.