PETER Mandelson has been fired as US ambassador amid a deepening scandal into his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Sir Keir Starmer has sacked the Labour peer with immediate effect after emails showed him calling the late paedophile his “best pal”.
A Foreign Office statement said: “In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the Prime Minister has asked the Foreign Secretary to withdraw him as Ambassador.
“The emails show that the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment.
“In particular Peter Mandelson’s suggestion that Jeffrey Epstein’s first conviction was wrongful and should be challenged is new information.
“In light of that, and mindful of the victims of Epstein’s crimes he has been withdrawn as Ambassador with immediate effect.”
