Britain's Ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, has been fired by Prime Minister Keir Starmer over "the depth and extent" of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson amid revelations of a close friendship with convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The ouster of the UK’s ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, raises fresh questions about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who people familiar with the matter said was instrumental in the envoy’s appointment and spent recent days defending his position.

Keir Starmer is fighting for survival after Peter Mandelson's sacking plunged Labour into a full-blown meltdown. The Prime Minister was branded "weak" having dithered about getting rid of the disgraced peer over his close friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Many Labour MPs think the prime minister should have seen the Mandelson scandal coming a mile off, writes Joe Pike.

Withdrawal’ of Labour peer from Washington is more evidence of prime minister’s failure to pick right people, say critics

Our community has criticised Starmer’s initial defence of Mandelson, questioning the prime minister’s judgement, and calling for accountability over the Epstein-linked scandal

Keir Starmer has been accused of ignoring security concerns put forward by Britain's spooks when he pressed ahead with appointing Lord Mandelson as his ambassador in Washington. Sky News reports two sources who insist that the security services did flag concerns about Lord Mandelson to No.