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U.K. leader's chief of staff quits over hiring Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

U.K. leader's chief of staff quits over hiring Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

(Image credit: Leon Neal)

Originally published at NPR World

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