Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour party over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters View image in fullscreen Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour party over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters ExplainerHow the depth of Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein came to lightHere are details that have emerged about the ex-minister’s relationship with the convicted child sex offender Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour party over his links to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s how the depth of their relationship – both before and after Epstein’s conviction for sexual crimes – has come to light.The influenceThe files show evidence Mandelson advised Epstein on how the investment bank JPMorgan might lobby the government – of which he was a part – on plans for a tax on bankers’ bonuses.Among the documents is a chain of emails between Epstein and Mandelson, in which the former asks if the new tax might only apply to the cash portion of bonuses. “Trying hard to amend,” Mandelson wrote back on 15 December 2009. “Treasury digging in but I am on case.”Mandelson, who was then business secretary in Gordon Brown’s government, suggested two days later that the head…
Published: February 2, 2026 4:07 pm
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