The family of Virginia Giuffre, who became the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has told the BBC that Lord Mandelson should never have been given the position of UK ambassador to the United States.In an exclusive interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts said the appointment “speaks to how deep the corruption goes in our systems”.Business Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC it was “highly unlikely” Lord Mandelson would have been appointed if the extent of his relationship with Epstein was known to those in government.There is no suggestion that Lord Mandelson ever met Giuffre. He said last week, that “perhaps as a gay man”, he never sought or was offered introductions to women from Epstein.Lord Mandelson was sacked by the prime minister this week, after the publication of emails showed the Labour peer sent supportive messages to Epstein as he faced jail for sex offences in 2008.Speaking on the programme, Kyle said it was “extremely distressing” to watch the interview with Giuffre’s family.He said at the time Mandelson was appointed, the UK-US relationship was in a “perilous state” and Britain “needed somebody with outstanding, singular talents”.Kyle said a lot was known about Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein during the vetting process and on balance, the decision was taken to appoint him.When asked if the appointment was a mistake, Kyle …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnThe family of Virginia Giuffre, who became the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has told the BBC that Lord Mandelson should never have been given the position of UK ambassador to the United States.In an exclusive interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Giuffre’s brother Sky Roberts said the appointment “speaks to how deep the corruption goes in our systems”.Business Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC it was “highly unlikely” Lord Mandelson would have been appointed if the extent of his relationship with Epstein was known to those in government.There is no suggestion that Lord Mandelson ever met Giuffre. He said last week, that “perhaps as a gay man”, he never sought or was offered introductions to women from Epstein.Lord Mandelson was sacked by the prime minister this week, after the publication of emails showed the Labour peer sent supportive messages to Epstein as he faced jail for sex offences in 2008.Speaking on the programme, Kyle said it was “extremely distressing” to watch the interview with Giuffre’s family.He said at the time Mandelson was appointed, the UK-US relationship was in a “perilous state” and Britain “needed somebody with outstanding, singular talents”.Kyle said a lot was known about Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein during the vetting process and on balance, the decision was taken to appoint him.When asked if the appointment was a mistake, Kyle …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
