{"id":12156,"date":"2026-02-14T05:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12156"},"modified":"2026-02-14T05:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:31:04","slug":"uks-mandelson-asked-to-cooperate-in-epstein-probe-by-us-congress-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12156","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Mandelson asked to cooperate in Epstein probe by US Congress | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US lawmakers say Mandelson holds \u2018critical information\u2019 about Epstein\u2019s operations and have requested his cooperation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span 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business ties\u201d to Epstein and request that he make himself available for a transcribed interview.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee is seeking to uncover the identities of Mr Epstein\u2019s co-conspirators and enablers and understand the full extent of his criminal operations,\u201d the lawmakers said in their letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile you no longer serve as British Ambassador to the United States and have stepped down from the House of Lords, it is clear that you possessed extensive social and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein and hold critical information pertaining to our investigation of Epstein\u2019s operations,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumerous pieces of evidence have come to light demonstrating your close ties to Jeffrey Epstein over the span of multiple years,\u201d they add.<\/p>\n<p>While the House committee does not have the authority to compel Mandelson to testify, it said it was seeking his \u201ccooperation\u201d and expected his response \u201cno later than February 27, 2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mandelson assumed the role of the United Kingdom\u2019s ambassador in February 2025 but was removed in September after Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s government claimed further details had emerged about the depth of his ties to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>He has since resigned from Starmer\u2019s Labour Party following intensified scrutiny and the House of Lords.<\/p>\n<p>Mandelson\u2019s links with Epstein have led to calls for Starmer to stand down as prime minister, with critics questioning his judgement in appointing Mandelson as US ambassador, which is considered the most prestigious posting in British diplomacy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4290785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4290785\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4290785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1770308319.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C576&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Mandelson epstein\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4290785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An undated photograph released by the US Justice Department showing Jeffrey Epstein, right, and Peter Mandelson, left [US Department of Justice]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Starmer appears to have survived for now, the controversy continues to reverberate within his inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer\u2019s cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, resigned on Thursday \u2013 the third senior aide of the prime minister to quit in a matter of days due to the Epstein scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer\u2019s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a Labour Party stalwart, left on Sunday for advising Starmer to make the contentious Mandelson appointment, and so did communications director Tim Allan.<\/p>\n<p>Mandelson has denied any criminal wrongdoing regarding his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US lawmakers say Mandelson holds \u2018critical information\u2019 about Epstein\u2019s operations and have requested his cooperation. 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