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PM knew of US ambassador's close relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

Four months after Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to Washington over his links with Jeffrey Epstein, he sat down for a primetime BBC interview. A less hubristic individual would have long since slunk away into the shadows.

But despite all the condemnation and humiliation surrounding his departure, Mandelson seemed intent on maintaining a public profile. Who knows what's next?" he told Laura Kuenssberg. I don't know what's next. I'm not going to disappear and hide - that's not me".