Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Mandelson Apologizes to Epstein Victims
Peter Mandelson, who used to be the UK's ambassador to the US, said he's sorry to the women hurt by Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein was a bad person who did bad things.
Mandelson said he didn't know about Epstein's crimes and didn't do anything wrong himself.
He was fired from his job because he knew Epstein better than people thought.
He said he believed Epstein's story at the time but now regrets it.
The UK government replaced him with someone else.
Peter Mandelson apologized to Jeffrey Epstein's victims for institutional failures.
He did not apologize for his personal association with Epstein, claiming ignorance of Epstein's crimes.
Mandelson was dismissed as UK ambassador after emails revealed closer ties to Epstein than previously known.
He described Epstein as an 'evil monster' and denied any knowledge of his abusive activities.
Christian Turner was appointed as the new UK ambassador following Mandelson's dismissal.
- Who
- Peter Mandelson, former UK ambassador to the US
- What
- Apologized to Jeffrey Epstein's victims but not for his association with Epstein
- When
- Dismissed in September, apology given on Sunday
- Where
- United States, during his tenure as ambassador
- Why
- For institutional failures in protecting victims, not for personal conduct
- Person Involved
- Peter Mandelson
- Role
- Former UK Ambassador to the US
- Reason for Dismissal
- Links to Jeffrey Epstein
- Apology Target
- Epstein's victims
- Apology Scope
- Institutional failures, not personal conduct
- Successor
- Christian Turner
- Epstein's Description
- Evil monster