A US court document has revealed a series of emails showing the close bond between Lord Peter Mandelson and the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the messages, Epstein fondly refers to Mandelson as “Petie”.
The contact between the two men spanned 2009 to 2011, after Epstein was convicted of child sexual offences. The emails indicate that the pair remained in touch well after the allegations against Epstein came to light.
There is also other evidence that the relationship was well established before this period. The revelations add to the growing detail about Mandelson’s association with Epstein, which has raised questions about the judgement of the former Labour minister and EU trade commissioner.
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