Keir Starmer, Jeffrey Epstein and Mandelson
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Lord Mandelson was sacked on Thursday after his ties to Epstein - but questions continue over why he was appointed as US ambassador in the first place
With scandals testing the British PM’s grip on power, officials fear a press event dominated by the disgraced financier could irk Trump.
Sources say that the prime minister was not aware of new emails between Mandelson and Epstein when he defended the former UK ambassador to the US at PMQs.