"There is an irony to the undying Jeffrey Epstein scandal: It may never be more than an annoyance for President Trump, who knew Epstein well, but it could topple British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who never met the sex-offender financier. Starmer has a 71 percent disapproval rating and leads the least popular British government since World War II. The reasons for the Labour Party leader's deepening plight are moral, because decency and shame still matter in British politics."
"Starmer's troubles stem from appointing Peter Mandelson, a Labour politician known as the "Prince of Darkness," to be his ambassador to the United States. Mandelson was long known to have been friendly to Epstein but got the job anyway, replacing Karen Pierce, an effective career diplomat with warm ties to MAGA-land who did not particularly want to leave. Mandelson's term lasted only eight months, ending in September when it was revealed that he was even closer to Epstein than previously realized."
Keir Starmer faces a severe political crisis after appointing Peter Mandelson, who had known ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the United States. Mandelson replaced career diplomat Karen Pierce and served only eight months before revelations showed closer links to Epstein, including fury at his 2008 prosecution, a letter saying " I think the world of you," and a signed entry in Epstein's 50th "birthday book" that included a lewd entry allegedly linked to President Trump. Starmer's troubles compound existing unpopularity, policy reversals, and multiple cabinet resignations, while newly released Justice Department records intensified the scandal and exposed institutional vulnerabilities.
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