London, Feb. 6 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly apologised for appointing Peter Mandelson, a former member of the Labour Party with ties to US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the UK ambassador to the United States.
Starmer appointed Mandelson as ambassador to the US in February 2025. In September, he was dismissed from his post due to his ties to Epstein. On Sunday, Mandelson announced his resignation from the Labour Party.
"The victims of Epstein ... have seen accountability delayed and too often denied to them. I want to say this. I am sorry - sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed, sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him, and sorry that even no...