A secret memo suggesting Lord Peter Mandelson urged Sir Tony Blair to meet Jeffrey Epstein while he was Prime Minister has been blocked by officials. Britain's Ambassador to the US is understood to have encouraged Sir Tony to meet Epstein in a 2002 note sent to key aides.

Peter Mandelson was sacked as Britain’s top diplomat in the US over his links to disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - less than 24 hours after the PM stood by him

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, once known as the “Trump of the tropics,” appears to be on the verge of a conviction for his role in a failed coup attempt launched after he lost his last election. Bill Pulte has become very unpopular among members of his own party lately.

Peter Mandelson, who has been sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US, has been a pivotal figure in shaping modern British politics, but his Machiavellian tactics and choice of friends have seen him repeatedly embroiled in controversy.

Sir Keir Starmer asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn from his ambassadorial role on Thursday morning – days before Donald Trump is due for a crucial and historic second state visit – due to his links to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.