London, United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told ministers on Tuesday that allegations the UK’s former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson passed sensitive government information to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were “disgraceful”. Starmer said Mandelson should no longer sit in Britain’s upper house of parliament and that the government would cooperate with any police inquiries.
Starmer’s remarks to ministers
Chairing a meeting of senior ministers, Starmer said he was appalled by information that emerged over the weekend in the Epstein files, according to his spokesperson. The spokesperson said Starmer cited the alleged passing on of emails containing “highly sensitive government business” and said he was not reassured that all relevant information had yet emerged.
Government review of released documents
Starmer’s spokesperson said an initial review of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice in relation to Epstein found they contained likely market-sensitive information connected to the 2008 financial crash and subsequent official activities to stabilise the economy. The spokesperson added that it appeared safeguards had been “compromised”.
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