Overview

• Speaking to reporters in India, the prime minister said there would be no government role for Peter Mandelson in future appointments.
• Starmer said the issue of restoring the Labour whip does not arise because Mandelson remains on a leave of absence from the House of Lords.
• Mandelson was removed as UK ambassador to the United States after emails showed he urged Jeffrey Epstein to "fight for early release" and wrote "I think the world of you."
• No 10 and the Foreign Office said the emails demonstrated a depth and extent of contact with Epstein that was materially different from what was known at the time of Mandelson’s appointment.
• Deputy head of mission James Roscoe is acting as interim ambassador in Washington while a permanent replacement is identified.