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David Lammy warned Sir Keir Starmer in opposition to appointing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, it has been claimed. Friends of the Deputy Prime Minister informed The Telegraph that he didn’t need the “Prince of Darkness” to be given the Washington position attributable to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mr Lammy is claimed to have been in favour of extending the time period of Dame Karen Pierce as she was seen as well-connected with Donald Trump’s inside circle. It comes because the Prime Minister has been left preventing for his future amid questions over his judgment in handing Lord Mandelson the job.

Sir Keir admitted this week that he appointed him regardless of figuring out his friendship with the disgraced financier continued after his conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008.

The Met is investigating the previous peer over allegations of misconduct in public workplace, regarding information showing to point out him sharing authorities data with Epstein throughout the monetary crash.

It is known he maintains he didn’t act criminally and that his actions weren’t for private achieve.

In a speech on Thursday, the Prime Minister accused the peer of mendacity about his relationship with Epstein throughout his vetting for the UK’s most prestigious diplomatic posting overseas.

In response to a Tory-led Commons movement, Downing Street agreed to launch all paperwork regarding the appointment.

Control over which information will be launched into the general public area has been ceded to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) after a Labour backlash to No 10’s preliminary try so as to add attainable exemptions to guard worldwide relations.

A spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister mentioned: “The Deputy Prime Minister is focused on the job in hand and fully supports the Prime Minister as he gets on with delivering for the British people.”