In Britain, former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson has resigned his membership of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party after fresh reports detailed his past ties with Epstein. In Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák, the national security adviser to Prime Minister Robert Fico, resigned after his name appeared in the newly released files. Lajčák acknowledged that he had been in contact with Epstein but insisted the interactions were professional and connected to diplomatic circles. Beyond the resignations, the documents have once again dragged a list of global heavyweights into the public glare. Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak is also named in the latest tranche, with documents referring to meetings that took place after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.

Source: The Telegraph February 02, 2026 13:53 UTC