He acknowledged that the weekend’s revelations further entangled him in the “understandable furor” surrounding the convicted sex offender.

Keir Starmer told members of the Cabinet it is 'gobsmacking' that Peter Mandelson claimed to have no recollection of receiving $75,.000 from paedophile

On 9 June 2009 Mandelson told the House of Lords that, as Business Secretary and First Secretary of State, he was focused on helping Britain to emerge from recession “stronger, more competitive and able to grow in the future,

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told Cabinet Lord Peter Mandelson had “let his country down” and there is a need to “move at pace” in responding to the revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files, Downing Street said.

Keir Starmer has made it clear he does not want Peter Mandelson in the House of Lords any longer as fresh allegations came to light - but it isn't as straightforward as he would like

He has also tasked officials with drafting legislation that will allow the former ambassador’s peerage to be removed.

Documents suggest Epstein made £55,000 in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate transactions in 2003 and 2004 when he was a Labour MP

Former UK Labour minister wrote ‘pressure needs to be maintained’ against Australian Labor’s proposed tax in email sent two weeks before Rudd was replaced as PM