{"id":5451,"date":"2026-02-05T17:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5451"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:19:39","slug":"starmer-apologises-to-epsteins-victims-for-believing-peter-mandelsons-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=5451","title":{"rendered":"Starmer apologises to Epstein\u2019s victims for believing Peter Mandelson\u2019s \u2018lies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5451-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_6357289702866073746.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_6357289702866073746.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_6357289702866073746.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer has said sorry to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for having believed the \u2018lies\u2019 of the paedophile\u2019s friend Peter Mandelson before appointing him as ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister is under enormous pressure from his own MPs as the full extent of Mandelson\u2019s relationship with the convicted sex offender emerges from files released at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At yesterday\u2019s PMQs, Starmer revealed he knew that relationship continued beyond Epstein\u2019s conviction on child sex offences when Mandelson was hired last year.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy has thrown a spotlight on the PM\u2019s Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney, who was close with the former business secretary and reportedly pushed for his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To them, I want to say this: I am sorry. Sorry for what was done to you. Sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson\u2019s lies and appointed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sorry that even now, you\u2019re forced to watch this story unfold in public once again.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26689434\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI_283307773-4de1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. Carl Court\/Pool via REUTERS\" width=\"646\" height=\"384\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Keir Starmer personally appointed Peter Mandelson as the British ambassador to the US at the end of 2024 (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued to say Mandelson was hired after the ex-Labour peer told the vetting team a series of lies and \u2018portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The PM said: \u2018When that became clear and it was not true, I sacked him.Such deceit is incompatible with public service.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">What happens next for Keir Starmer &#8211; and can he withstand the pressure?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><em><strong>Metro<\/strong>\u2018s Senior Political Reporter Craig Munro examines the situation for the troubled PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the face of the biggest threat to his leadership since he stepped inside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/downing-street\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Downing Street<\/a>\u00a019 months ago, Keir Starmer tried to carry on as normal.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not hard to argue that yesterday was the single worst day yet for the Prime Minister \u2013 and he\u2019s had no shortage of bad days.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he was in Hastings to deliver a speech on the subject of \u2018a decent and tolerant Britain\u2019 and his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/british-government\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">government<\/a>\u2019s Pride in Place programme.<\/p>\n<p>We can assume this event has been firmly in the diary for a while, long before the shocking new details about Mandelson\u2019s close friendship with Epstein were exposed.<\/p>\n<p>But given the context of the past few days and continuing questions over his personal decision to back Mandelson, it felt like a strange time to try shifting focus to the PM\u2019s belief in decency.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism of the PM and his top advisor Morgan McSweeney may be growing among Labour MPs \u2013 including several who have thus far stayed loyal \u2013 but I wouldn\u2019t say we\u2019ve quite reached tipping point.<\/p>\n<p>It would probably take a ministerial resignation or intervention for the whole thing to start crashing down, and there\u2019s not much sign of that\u2026 yet.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the government committed to releasing reams of information surrounding the ambassadorial appointment last year \u2013 including months of messages between Mandelson and government ministers (and McSweeney, too).<\/p>\n<p>Those will likely expose just how close Starmer\u2019s chief of staff and several of his ministers were to the then-Labour peer ahead of his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer said he wanted to release the files ahead of PMQs yesterday, but was warned by the police it could hurt their investigation into Mandelson\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Once they are made public \u2013 and the pressure to do so will be intense until it happens \u2013 there\u2019s a chance things become overwhelming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Answering questions from the press after his speech, he said aspects of the security vetting process should be investigated to see how it failed to spot the extent of the relationship between Mandelson and Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer said he understood the \u2018anger and frustration\u2019 of MPs who have called for him to step down or for McSweeney to be sacked.<\/p>\n<p>But he suggested this frustration was aimed at Mandelson\u2019s \u2018deceit\u2019 prior to his appointment as ambassador, rather than any failure of judgment on his own part.<\/p>\n<p>He also vowed to stay on as PM, arguing: \u2018I was elected in on a mandate in 2024 to change the country for the better.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, said on local BBC Radio that she believes it is \u2018inevitable that the prime minister is going to have to step down\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<strong>Metro<\/strong>\u00a0a \u2018significant change\u2019 was needed so \u2018confidence can be rebuilt in Labour\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Aspana Begum, Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse, agreed that Starmer\u2019s resignation was \u2018inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018It is only right for the Prime Minister and his Chief of Staff to consider their own positions in the national interest, and in the interests of the survivors and victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who endure the pain of seeking justice and accountability knowing that Peter Mandelson continued to be friends with a convicted Epstein and the Prime Minister admitted to being aware of this fact, before appointing Mandelson as US Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As it is inevitable that they will have to step down, it is better to do so already and inflict less pain on Epstein\u2019s victims and the British public<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5451-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_1050506299184757446.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_1050506299184757446.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640x360_MP4_1050506299184757446.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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