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UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson Expresses Regret Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties

His admission follows renewed scrutiny of his past connections during his tenure as Britain’s ambassador to Washington.

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Overview

  • Lord Mandelson told Sky News he regrets meeting Jeffrey Epstein and declined to discuss further details of their association.
  • A 2019 JP Morgan court filing suggests Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s Manhattan apartment while the financier was jailed on sex trafficking charges.
  • Mandelson was serving as Business Secretary under Prime Minister Gordon Brown when he first encountered Epstein in 2009.
  • Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex trafficking minors.
  • Since his December 2024 appointment as UK ambassador to the US, Mandelson has apologized for past critiques of President Trump and pledged respectful engagement with his administration.