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Britain

Question on Jeffrey Epstein ties prompts reported foul-mouthed response from new UK ambassador to US

2025-02-07

[FoxNews] London's new ambassador to Washington, D.C., had an R-rated response to a reporter who asked about his former ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the suspected sex trafficker who died in jail in 2019.

Peter Mandelson,

…ambassadorship a consolation prize after he was not elected chancellor of Oxford University? Unusually for British Labour, he’s against Jew-hate and for Israel, but does President Trump want a Dear Friend of Epstein around?

a Labour Party politician and member of the UK's House of Lords, reportedly told an interviewer from the Financial Times to "f--- off" after being questioned about his introduction to Epstein through Epstein's former lover, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

"I regret ever meeting him or being introduced to him by his partner Ghislaine Maxwell," he told the outlet during a conversation aboard a high-speed train in the U.K.

No doubt. Being publicly embarrassed is no fun.

"I regret even more the hurt he caused to many young women."

Ah, but did you also cause partake in those peculiar Epstein pleasures, milord? Or did you just choose not to see?

The reporter questioned Epstein's relationship with Mandelson, which was described in a 2019 internal document from JPMorgan that noted a "particularly close relationship" between Epstein, Prince Andrew and Mandelson, who was described as "a senior member of the British government."

The missive became public after it was filed in federal court in New York years later.

When asked about the train encounter, a British embassy spokesperson reiterated the new ambassador's regrets about Epstein and his behavior.

"As Lord Mandelson has said in response to questions about Epstein, he regrets ever meeting him or being introduced to him," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "He regrets even more the hurt he caused to many young women."

Andrew was named in a document dump last year as an associate of Epstein's as part of a civil lawsuit from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who accused the British royal of forcing her into sex at Maxwell's London townhouse when she was underage. He has denied her allegations, but he paid her an undisclosed settlement in 2022 and has been relieved of his royal duties as part of the fallout over her claims.

Mandelson recently spoke with Fox News Digital and apologized for calling President Donald Trump a "danger to the world."

"I consider my remarks about President Trump as ill-judged and wrong," the newly appointed ambassador said last week. "I think that times and attitudes toward the president have changed."

“Please God, let my soft answer turneth away his terrifying wrath!”

He also penned a Fox News op-ed in which he acknowledged the will of U.S. voters must be respected abroad.

"Trump’s election-winning ‘America first’ vision foresees a strong America in the world that is respected and seeking peace through strength," he wrote. "America’s allies need to hear the message the American people have sent and calibrate their partnerships in order to work with and alongside the U.S. to stand up for the joint interests that unite us."

“Shoulder to shoulder as we march into the glorious future together, right? ‘Cause it wouldn’t be nearly as glorious if your old pal, England, weren’t there, too.”

Posted by:Skidmark

#5 Starmer sent 100 folks over to work for the Harris campaign. I can’t imagine that Trump will accept Mandleson’s credentials.

Posted by: Super Hose 2025-02-07 15:00

#4 Oh, and, uhem, Peter, losing your shit over that question is not tough guy sauce, it is an admission.

I regret even more the hurt he caused to many young women.

Ummmmm.....that's officially unsubstantiated rumor, right? Right?

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-07 14:33

#3 Related, anyone catch The Diddys Award Show the other evening?

Bouncy is a Country Star, Lady Gig is super weird into trannies, the Will Smiths are headcases, whoever that larper is for the sportsball final received rewards, all Diddycrats including Bouncy's "husband" Jayz.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-02-07 14:30

#2 "I regret even more the hurt he caused to many young women."

Why? Because he wasn't Muslim?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-07 14:23

#1 I'd reject his pompous ass just as a message to Starmer, et al.

Posted by: Frank G 2025-02-07 14:18

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