UK releases second batch of files on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

The British government published on Monday a second batch of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, a saga which has led to questions over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s judgment and leadership.

Starmer sacked Mandelson last year, but the prime minister’s decision to hand Britain’s top diplomatic post to a man with known ties to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, prompted calls for Starmer to resign earlier this year....