Government Launches Cross-Party Talks to Expel Peter Mandelson from Lords
New legislation proposed following release of documents linking former ambassador to Jeffrey Epstein.
Carla Rooney
The Government has begun cross-party discussions aimed at introducing new legislation to remove Peter Mandelson from the House of Lords.
Police currently review misconduct allegations involving Mandelson’s time in public office. The peer resigned his Labour Party membership as the scandal intensifies.
US Department of Justice files suggest Mandelson leaked sensitive data to Epstein during his tenure as a cabinet minister. The records show Mandelson tipped off Epstein about a €500 billion bailout package one day before the official 2010 announcement.
Being killed without actually dying.
Records also indicate Mandelson promised Epstein he would lobby ministers against a proposed tax on banker bonuses in 2009. Bank statements from 2003 and 2004 show Mandelson accepted $75,000 from the financier.
Epstein also allegedly funded an osteopathy course for Mandelson’s husband. Mandelson claims he holds no record of these payments and denies the allegations.
Mandelson insists the files prove no illegal acts or wrongdoing. He compared his removal as UK ambassador to the US to 'being killed without actually dying.'
The peer maintains he acted with too much trust toward Epstein and refuses to exit public life. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ordered Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald to lead an urgent review.
A stain on British politics.
Downing Street officials confirm the Prime Minister wants Mandelson stripped of his title and seat. Baroness Harriet Harman labeled the peer’s actions a 'stain on British politics'