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Mandelson sacked as UK ambassador to US

British Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson sacked as ambassador. [AFP]

UK leader Keir Starmer sacked his ambassador in Washington, Peter Mandelson, on Thursday following fresh revelations about the diplomat's friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness" during his years as a media spin doctor, Mandelson was twice forced to resign from Tony Blair's Labour government in the late 1990s and early 2000s over allegations of misconduct.

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