Question on Jeffrey Epstein ties prompts reported foul-mouthed response from new UK ambassador to US

London's caller ambassador to Washington, D.C., had an R-rated effect to a newsman who asked astir his erstwhile ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the suspected enactment trafficker who died successful jailhouse successful 2019.

Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party person and subordinate of the UK's House of Lords, reportedly told an interviewer from the Financial Times to "f--- off" aft being questioned astir his instauration to Epstein done Epstein's erstwhile lover, convicted enactment trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

"I regret ever gathering him oregon being introduced to him by his spouse Ghislaine Maxwell," helium told the outlet during a speech aboard a high-speed bid successful the U.K. 

"I regret adjacent much the wounded helium caused to galore young women."

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British person and erstwhile Business Secretary Peter Mandelson participates successful a statement connected the EU astatine the Institute of Directors normal successful London Oct. 6, 2015.  (Reuters/Toby Melville)

The newsman questioned Epstein's narration with Mandelson, which was described successful a 2019 interior papers from JPMorgan that noted a "particularly adjacent relationship" betwixt Epstein, Prince Andrew and Mandelson, who was described arsenic "a elder subordinate of the British government."

The missive became nationalist aft it was filed successful national tribunal successful New York years later.

When asked astir the bid encounter, a British embassy spokesperson reiterated the caller ambassador's regrets astir Epstein and his behavior.

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"As Lord Mandelson has said successful effect to questions astir Epstein, helium regrets ever gathering him oregon being introduced to him," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "He regrets adjacent much the wounded helium caused to galore young women."

Andrew was named successful a papers dump past twelvemonth arsenic an subordinate of Epstein's arsenic portion of a civilian suit from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who accused the British royal of forcing her into enactment astatine Maxwell's London townhouse erstwhile she was underage. He has denied her allegations, but helium paid her an undisclosed colony successful 2022 and has been relieved of his royal duties arsenic portion of the fallout implicit her claims.

A screenshot from tribunal documents filed successful June 2022 shows experts from an interior 2019 JPMorgan study connected Jeffrey Epstein's narration with erstwhile Barclays CEO Jes Staley. The papers mentions Epstein's relationships with elder concern and authorities leaders from astir the world, including the caller United Kingdom ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson. (Southern District of New York)

While Epstein died facing allegations helium operated an planetary sex-trafficking ring, his accomplices and clients stay chartless extracurricular of Maxwell, who was convicted successful 2022 of recruiting, grooming and abusing underage girls for Epstein. He had the quality of societal relationships with a fig of salient figures, including U.S. presidents, billionaire businessmen, celebrities and starring academics.

Mandelson precocious spoke with Fox News Digital and apologized for calling President Donald Trump a "danger to the world." 

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Jeffrey Epstein appears successful tribunal successful West Palm Beach, Fla., July 30, 2008. (Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)

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"I see my remarks astir President Trump arsenic ill-judged and wrong," the recently appointed ambassador said past week. "I deliberation that times and attitudes toward the president person changed."

He besides penned a Fox News op-ed successful which helium acknowledged the volition of U.S. voters indispensable beryllium respected abroad.

"Trump’s election-winning ‘America first’ vision foresees a strong America in the satellite that is respected and seeking peace done strength," helium wrote. "America’s allies request to perceive the message the American radical person sent and calibrate their partnerships successful bid to enactment with and alongside the U.S. to basal up for the associated interests that unite us."

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Prince Andrew allegedly appears successful this 2001 photograph with his limb astir the waist of 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre. Ghislaine Maxwell is lasting to the right. The royal has denied immoderate representation of the encounter. (U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals)

Speaking with FT, Mandelson sought to region himself from European leftists, expanding connected the pro-business arguments successful his op-ed.

"Some astir Mr. Trump spot maine arsenic they presumption galore successful Europe," helium told the outlet. "They spot maine arsenic a left-wing progressive, idiosyncratic who mightiness adjacent beryllium anti-business oregon idiosyncratic who mightiness beryllium pursuing the benignant of liberalism they’ve conscionable defeated successful America. What they volition observe is I’m not an uber-liberal, I’m not a wokey-cokey benignant of person, and I’m pro-market and pro-business."

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Mandelson besides listed adversarial China arsenic a spot wherever the U.S. and his state could find communal crushed successful his interrogation with Fox News Digital.

"I deliberation that the United States and Britain, moving together, tin outsmart and support up of the curve arsenic acold arsenic China is concerned," the incoming ambassador said. "[Trump] wants a dialog with China, helium wants to bash deals with China. But he's besides not going to beryllium naive astir China. 

President Donald Trump speaks arsenic helium signs documents successful the Oval Office astatine the White House successful Washington Feb. 4, 2025. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)

The Times of London reported past week that Andrew, member of King Charles III, remained successful interaction with Epstein until astatine slightest 2011, 2 months aft helium antecedently claimed to person chopped disconnected ties, erstwhile helium allegedly wrote, "Keep successful adjacent touch, and we'll play immoderate much soon!!!!" 

Additional emails revealed successful a London tribunal amusement Mandelson's alleged correspondence with the sex-trafficking financier continued into the summertime of 2012.

He is besides mentioned successful an alleged speech betwixt Epstein and erstwhile Barclays CEO Jes Staley, who stepped down successful 2021 implicit his ties to the disgraced financier.

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"Peter Mandelson present astatine 5 — staying a mates of days," an alleged email from Epstein to Staley says. 

"If I get backmost successful time, I volition plaything by," the reply said..

Mandelson allegedly stayed connected Epstein's New York City spot astatine slightest twice, successful 2009 and 2012, according to the report.

Fox News' Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.