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Starmer Says Mandelson Should Leave House of Lords After Epstein Links Emerge
Starmer demands Mandelson's removal from the Lords after US documents reveal $75,000 in payments and leaked sensitive UK government files to Epstein.
- Sir Keir Starmer has urged the House of Lords to remove Mandelson and asked Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald to review his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, as the PM cannot unilaterally strip a peerage.
- US Department of Justice documents over the weekend show Mandelson continued ties with Epstein after his conviction, including receiving $75,000 around 20 years ago.
- Files also reveal a 2009 email exchange shows Mandelson offered to lobby ministers over a tax on bankers’ bonuses, and bank statements from 2003 and 2004 appeared to show payments totaling $75,000 in three separate transfers around 20 years ago from Epstein.
- Because removal requires legislation, the House of Lords cannot act immediately; Sir Keir Starmer urges modernization of disciplinary procedures to address peers who have brought the House into disrepute.
- On Sunday, Lord Mandelson resigned his Labour Party membership amid disciplinary action, with Downing Street calling for his peerage to be stripped and urging Lords to act, but the Prime Minister cannot remove it directly.
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