Starmer chose to ignore a direct warning about Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in official advice from the government’s head of Propriety and Ethics.
The PM has claimed ignorance of the deep relationship that Mandelson held with Epstein thanks to his being misled by the former ambassador. As co-conspirators may remember the claim that the leaked emails changed circumstances led to the tortured line:
- ACCEPTABLE: Staying in the house of a convicted paedophile if you believe the paedophile is guilty.
- UNACCEPTABLE: Staying in the house of a convicted paedophile if you believe the paedophile is innocent.
Guido can reveal the contents of the advice presented to Starmer with regard to the matter. Darren Tierney, who was at the time of Mandelson’s appointment in 2024 the Director General of the Propriety and Constitution Group, completed a full briefing. It included the following section:
“After Mr Epstein was first convicted of procuring an underage girl in 2008, their relationship continued through to 2011, beginning when Lord Mandelson was Business Minister and continued after the end of the then Labour government. Lord Mandelson stayed in Epstein’s House while he was in jail in June 2009. You will wish to consider his suitability given this and the other information in this note.”
This report was referred to by Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald and FCDO Permanent Secretary Olly Robbins before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee last week. Wormald refused to specify its contents…
The Cabinet Office said it would not comment on the wording of the note. It was brought in physical form to the PM’s office by a junior official in the Propriety team. It was prepared by civil servants and signed by Tierney. New emails show Mandelson was in touch with Epstein until as late as 2016. At this point Starmer’s political judgement was so bad in appointing Mandelson it may as well not exist…
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