Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains under huge pressure, despite apologising for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

Fresh allegations about Lord Mandelson’s ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein emerged after the latest release of documents from the US Department of Justice. Among them are suggestions that Mandelson had been leaking government secrets to Epstein when he was serving as UK Business Secretary in 2009.

Keir said Mandelson was asked directly about the nature of his relationship with Epstein before he was appointed as ambassador.

“The information now available makes clear that the answers he gave were lies,” Starmer said.

“He portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew… when that became clear and it was not true, I sacked him.”

But prominent political commentator Jon Sopel has told Ten News+ the British PM is still under pressure – including from lawmakers in his own Labour Party.

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