More Mandelson files released in U.K. bring bad news for Starmer, but many questions remain unanswered

Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as U.K. ambassador to the U.S., according to documents released Monday.

LONDON — Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as U.K. ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on Monday. His pledge was dramatically proved wrong within months.

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More than 1,500 pages of files relating to the appointment of Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as envoy to Washington at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term were released by the government to comply with a demand by lawmakers.

They shed new light on the contentious decision and heap more embarrassment on beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.