Overview
- US Justice Department published a final trove of Epstein-related material—about three million pages, 180,000 images and roughly 2,000 videos—now driving fresh scrutiny of UK figures.
- Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party, apologized to Epstein’s victims, and said he has no record or recollection of alleged payments while questioning the documents’ authenticity.
- Keir Starmer ordered an urgent review of Mandelson’s contacts and said he should not remain in the House of Lords, urging reforms to make it easier to remove disgraced peers.
- Documents include apparent $75,000 in 2003–04 transfers to accounts linked to Mandelson, a 2009 payment for his husband’s osteopathy course, and emails indicating Mandelson forwarded a government memo and discussed bankers’ bonus tax policy with Epstein.
- Images appearing to show Andrew on all fours over a woman and emails about Buckingham Palace invitations renewed US and UK calls for testimony, with reports of potential congressional demands and victims’ lawyers pressing the King’s legal team for engagement.