Getting involved with Epstein is a disaster? He is about to be kicked out of the aristocracy
Last year, Lord Mandelson, a British official, was directly dismissed from his post after his relationship with Epstein was exposed. Recently, the Epstein case has once again intensified, and he has been in controversy again due to his relationship with this person. Now, he has been forced to leave the Labour Party, and even British Prime Minister Starmer has asked him to leave politics and give up his noble title.
According to a report by Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice has released a large number of documents related to the Epstein case, which show that Mandelson received money from Epstein 20 years ago. Epstein's reputation has become infamous throughout the West; anyone who gets close to him will face trouble, and as a result, Mandelson's political future has completely gone cold.
Previously, Starmer had already removed Mandelson from his ambassadorial position due to his relationship with Epstein. With the release of new documents, Starmer has directly urged him to completely exit the political arena and go to the United States to testify. Although Mandelson has resigned, he still holds a noble title and has a lifetime seat in the House of Lords. However, Starmer has asked Mandelson to completely give up these honors and titles.
In fact, Starmer's move is entirely for cutting ties, to avoid letting the opposition party use this relationship between Mandelson and Epstein as a weapon against himself. As for whether Mandelson is willing to resign, it is currently unknown. Theoretically, the prime minister does not have the power to remove his noble status. However, if Mandelson does not voluntarily resign from the House of Lords, the parliament can pass legislation to do so. But the process is too long, and the last time Britain executed this procedure was more than a century ago.
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