Lord Mandelson’s hyperlinks to the late billionaire have been uncovered in a 2019 report by JP Morgan financial institution, filed in a New York court docket.
Epstein killed himself in August of that 12 months whereas awaiting trial on costs of intercourse trafficking minors.
He had beforehand served an 18-month sentence after pleading responsible to procuring an individual underneath the age of 18 for prostitution.
While serving that sentence, the JP Morgan report means that Mr Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s Manhattan flat.
Epstein wrote to his non-public banker on 17 June 2009: “Peter will be staying at 71st over weekend…”
On the time, Lord Mandelson was the Enterprise Secretary within the UK authorities underneath then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He was appointed UK ambassador to the USA in December 2024.
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Jeffrey Epstein. File pic: New York State Intercourse Offender Registry by way of AP
He replied: “I’m not answering any questions about him. My knowledge of him is something I regret, I wish I’d never met him in the first place.”
Requested why he had an affiliation with Epstein while he was in jail, Lord Mandelson replied: “Why did many people meet him? He was a prolific networker. And I wish I’d never met him in the first place.”
As US ambassador, Lord Mandelson represents Britain’s pursuits in Washington and has vowed to deal with Donald Trump’s administration with “respect, seriousness and understanding of where they are coming from politically”.
This comes after Lord Mandelson described the US president as a “danger to the world”, for which he apologised earlier this 12 months.
He advised the Alain Elkann Interviews podcast in 2019: “What Donald Trump represents and believes is an anathema to mainstream British opinion.”
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US President Donald Trump, vice chairman JD Vance, and UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson. Pic: AP
Mr Mandelson added: “Even those who have a sneaking admiration for Donald Trump because of his personality, nonetheless regard him as reckless, and a danger to the world.”
However in January this 12 months, Lord Mandelson mentioned he now thought-about his remarks “as ill-judged and wrong”.
