Epstein called Mandelson ‘devious’ after he lobbied bank to back mining project

In 2010 then business secretary contacted Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, about funding for 700m listing on London Stock Exchange

Peter Mandelson was described as devious" by Jeffrey Epstein after lobbying a bank to underwrite a mining project launched by their mutual friend Nat Rothschild, emails included in the latest tranche Epstein files suggest.

In April 2010, the then business secretary appears to have contacted banker Jes Staley, then at JP Morgan, from his personal email account in what appears to be an attempt to secure funding for Rothschild, a longtime friend of the Labour peer.