Peter Wilkinson/CNNStarmer fired Mandelson in September after a tranche of emails revealed uncomfortable details about his ties to Epstein. Some of those documents appeared to show that Mandelson, while serving as Britain’s business secretary in 2009, passed Epstein market-sensitive information. Having launched a criminal investigation into misconduct in public office, UK police searched two properties linked to Mandelson last week. Starmer now faces an uphill battle to convince his party that he remains the right person to lead the country. David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, said Starmer had won a mandate “for five years to deliver on Labour’s manifesto.

Source: Egypt Independent February 11, 2026 01:22 UTC