Peter Mandelson finally sacked over Epstein

Peter Mandelson, the long time seemingly irrepressible political figure implicated in some aspect of British government, has been sacked today, which would be the third time in his political career, by the British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, after further revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the very rich convicted paedophile sex offender who died in prison while awaiting trial. 

Apparently, according to Starmer, Mandelson was subject to a full vetting process before his appintment as British ambassador to the US. So they either knew all this and did not care, liked it, just hoped it would not come up, or they are just incompetent. Incompetence is the usual escape clause.

Mandelson wrote to his 'pal' who was facing prosecution, in June 2008, for soliciting a child for prostitution:

“I can still barely understand it. It just could not happen in Britain. You have to be incredibly resilient, fight for early release and be philosophical about it as much as you can.”

One of the most striking and disturbing aspects of this is the statement that it 'just could not happen in Britain', as if he would have been able to protect him, or that Britain was more amenable to these things.

Only recently, this September, the deputy PM, minister, and leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner had to resign due to impropriety over not paying the correct tax on a property. The government has been reportedly preparing for tax increases on property.