Minister says Mandelson ‘conned everyone’ in defence of Keir Starmer – UK politics live
Peter Mandelson ‘lied, manipulated and deceived everybody,’ said Steve Reed in a staunch defence of the prime minister and his chief of staffKeir Starmer believed Peter Mandelson when he made out his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein “was next to nothing,” Steve Reed went on to...
<p>Peter Mandelson ‘lied, manipulated and deceived everybody,’ said Steve Reed in a staunch defence of the prime minister and his chief of staff</p><p><strong>Keir Starmer</strong> believed <strong>Peter Mandelson</strong> when he made out his relationship with paedophile <strong>Jeffrey Epstein</strong> “was next to nothing,” Steve Reed went on to say.</p><p>“You’re only as good as the information you receive,” the cabinet minister told LBC Radio. “<strong>Mandelson made out that relationship barely existed</strong>, that they hardly knew each other.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/05/peter-mandelson-keir-starmer-jeffrey-epstein-labour-updates-latest-news">Continue reading...</a>
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