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"The Labour Party has been urged to rule out allowing Peter Mandelson to hold the party whip if he returned to the House of Lords, after fresh allegations over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein emerged this weekend. Mr Mandelson has been on a leave of absence from the House of Lords since he took up his role as US ambassador, meaning he does not currently have the Labour whip."
"It comes after a tranche of newly released documents, part of the so-called Epstein files, suggested the convicted sex offender sent 10,000 to Lord Mandelson's husband Reinaldo Avila da Silva. According to the exchange of emails, published by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), Mr da Silva had asked Epstein for money to fund an osteopathy course and other related expenses in September 2009."
Labour faces pressure to rule out restoring Peter Mandelson's party whip if he returns to the House of Lords amid allegations linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson has been on leave from the Lords while serving as US ambassador and currently does not hold the Labour whip. The party has declined to state whether it would restore the whip on his return. Withdrawal of the whip would effectively expel him and require him to sit as an independent. Newly released Epstein files indicate a payment of 10,000 from Epstein to Mandelson's husband, and DoJ-published emails show a 2009 request for funds for an osteopathy course. Being named in the files does not imply criminality.
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