Peter Mandelson, Britain's urbane ambassador to the U.S., was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with the late convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Peter Mandelson was fired as Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Thursday after his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became another unwelcome problem for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Peter Mandelson’s advisory firm is cutting ties with him after the extent of his relationship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein emerged in a cache of embarrassing emails that saw him sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the US.

For 40 years the wily operator made himself indispensable to successive Labour leaders - but has also caused them headaches.