Mandelson to step down from House of Lords

The former Labor minister makes this decision after the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmerannounced that it had begun the process of removing Mandelson on title of ‘lord’ and his corresponding seat for life in the second chamber.

The British premier noted that Mandelson has ‘let down’ Britain over links to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, his Downing Street office reported.

However, although the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows him to renounce his position as a member of the Upper House, what he cannot, under any circumstances, renounce is his noble title. The latter can only be eliminated by an act of Parliament.

The scandal surrounding Epstein’s link with Mandelson –dismissed last year as British ambassador to Washington For this reason, only seven months after his appointment – it has deepened after it came to light that at the time sent classified government documents to the American millionairedied in August 2019 while serving a sentence in the US.

This alleged sending of emails about highly sensitive government matters It’s “shameful” the prime minister indicated to the other members of the Executive at the Tuesday meeting.

According to files released last Friday by the US Department of Justice, Mandelson passed material to Epstein while he was minister in the Gordon Brown Labor Government.

On Sunday, Mandelson left the Labor Party to avoid causing “further embarrassment” for new revelations.

Payments and sensitive information

According to the emails that have come to light, the The pedophile paid Mandelson $75,000 in three transactions between 2003 and 2004.

The documents also seem to indicate, according to British media, that Mandelson He suggested to Epstein in 2009 that he would put pressure on the Government of the United Kingdom on a tax related to bankers’ bonuses.

An email dated December 15, 2009, which appears to be from Epstein, says: “Is there any real possibility that the tax would apply only to the cash portion of bankers’ bonuses?” The response, apparently from Mandelson, reads: “I’m trying to make amends for this.”

The London Metropolitan Police (Met confirmed on Monday that is investigating a series of reports of alleged “misconduct in public office”“.