Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “lying to the whole country” about what he knew relating to Peter Mandelson’s correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
Lord Mandelson was this week stripped of his place as ambassador to the US amid recent scrutiny over his years-long friendship with the convicted paedophile.
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Lord Mandelson – the unanswered questions
In a put up on X, Conservative chief Ms Badenoch wrote: “Looks like the Prime Minister and Labour MPs spent the week lying to the whole country about what they knew regarding Mandelson’s involvement with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.”
“The Prime Minister has very serious questions to answer. The only way to clear this up is full transparency about who knew what, and when.”
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A media enquiry outlining particulars of the messages between Lord Mandelson and Epstein was despatched to the International Workplace on Tuesday, and handed on to Quantity 10.
Ms Badenoch’s feedback got here as Sir Keir loved a while away from Downing Avenue.
The prime minister was on Saturday pictured watching Arsenal face Nottingham Forest in a Premier League match on the Emirates Stadium.
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Arsenal fan Sir Keir cheered on his aspect as they gained 3-0. Pic: Reuters
Lord Mandelson’s exit got here after lower than a fortnight after one other high-profile loss for the Labour authorities, as Angela Rayner was pressured to stop as deputy prime minister and deputy Labour chief over her tax affairs.
As Sir Keir has confronted a scandal-hit begin to the month, a rising variety of Labour MPs have begun calling his management into query.
Lucy Powell, who’s operating to switch Ms Rayner as Labour’s deputy chief, has referred to as for a “change of culture” at Downing Avenue.
In the meantime, senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry has written to the brand new international secretary, Yvette Cooper, demanding solutions concerning the vetting course of for UK diplomats within the wake of Lord Mandelson’s sacking.
