Peter Mandelson seems to have met Jeffrey Epstein on a trip to America, funded by the taxpayer, when the disgrace was under domestic arrest for sex offenses, newly ended documents.
The private schedule of Epstein, excavated by the post on Sunday, reveals that Lord Mandelson would have two meetings with the convicted pedophile on his £ 60 million New York Mansion on consecutive days in March 2010, while taxpayers will cost more than £ 8,000 during a trip.
The moment Lord Mandelson business secretary and first state secretary was – effectively the second most powerful politician in the Gordon Brown government as a de facto vice -prime minister.
In the meantime, Epstein was arrested under Huis after he was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in Florida in 2008 for purchasing a child for prostitution and asking a prostitute.
Last night the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to answer questions, including whether the two meetings of the Labor Grandee with Epstein took place.
Lord Mandelson, 71, now that the British ambassador in the US, has said that he has 'deeply regretted' that Epstein once met as the pain caused by his victims.
He also claimed that he never had a professional or business relationship with him. But recently questioned about his relationship with Epstein, who died in 2019, he told a senior financial time journalist for 'F *** off'.
Lord Mandelson and the financier are supposed to have been introduced for the first time by Ghislaine Maxwell, who was imprisoned in 2022 in 2022 to help Epstein traffic minor girls.
A photo, which is thought it was taken in 2005 or 2006, shows Lord Mandelson shopping with Epstein on a boutique on the US Virgin Islands (depicted)
Lord Mandelson (photo) Now the British ambassador said in the US, said that he has once met Epstein and the pain that his victims has caused.
Jeffrey Epstein's £ 60 million New York Mansion was one of the largest private homes in Manhattan (photo)
Epstein lovingly referred to Lord Mandelson as 'Petie'.
A photo, which is thought to have been taken in 2005 or 2006, Lord Mandelson had Epstein shopping on a boutique on the US Virgin Islands.
The former minister Norman Baker responded to the MOS findings last night: 'It is hardly suitable for one of the leading lights of the British cabinet to meet a prison in New York. I think it's time for Mandelson to be clean and explained his relationship with Epstein. '
During his sentence, Epstein was able to go to his office in Florida 12 hours a day, six days a week. He was then confronted with a year under house arrest until July 2010.
He spent a large part of that year at home in Palm Beach, Florida, but was also able to fly to his country house in New York and his private island on the US Virgin Islands.
Now De Mos can reveal a schedule drawn up by Epstein's former assistant Lesley Groff, shows that Lord Mandelson would see Epstein in his country house on 2 March 2010.
Lord Mandelson had traveled to give a speech at New York University. A cabinet office Document shows that he also held 'various bilaterals with high officials' during the two -day trip, which cost taxpayers £ 8,628.
The schedule of Mrs. Groff, transferred by the Epstein estate in a government probe of the US Virgin Islands, shows that Lord Mandelson would meet him at 7.30 pm after Epstein would see his alleged ex-girlfriend, entrepreneur Shelley Lewis, and a mysterious woman.
Lord Mandelson (photo) and Jeffrey Epstein are supposed to have been introduced for the first time by Ghislaine Maxwell, who was imprisoned in 2022
At the time, Lord Mandelson (right) business secretary and first State Secretary – effectively the second most powerful politician in the government of Gordon Brown (left)
At 9.30 pm Epstein would meet the former Barclays -Baas Jes Staley, who was later banned to perform post -functions for financial services.
The newspaper also reveals that the Labor-Peer had planned a second appointment for 1.30 pm, again in the convicted Pedophiel's six-storey mansion, the next day on 3 March the day of his speech in NYU.
Epstein was reported under home and conditional records until July 21, it is said that he was in New York on 2 March and March 3.
Last night the spokesperson for Lord Mandelson refused to answer whether the pear attended the agreements.
The American journey of March 2010 seems the second time that Lord Mandelson visited the New York Mansion of Epstein at 71st Street as a senior cabinet minister.
Eight months earlier, he would stay there after traveling to Washington DC about the government activities, according to a report from JP Morgan, where Mr Staley had worked as a private banker of Epstein.
In an e -mail to Mr Staley on June 17, 2009, Epstein wrote: “Peter will stay on 71st during the weekend …”
Cabinet office data shows that Lord Mandelson met the heads of the MR Obama's Auto Task Force, which supervised the rescue operation of car manufacturers, in Washington that week in a trip that cost taxpayers £ 5,696.
The post on Sunday can reveal a schedule that has been drawn up by Epstein's former assistant Lesley Groff, shows that Lord Mandelson (photo) would see Epstein in his country house on March 2, 2010
At 9.30 pm Epstein would meet the former Barclays -Baas Jes Staley (photo), who was later forbidden to keep post -posts in financial services
Lord Mandelson has refused to confirm or deny whether he stayed in the mansion of Epstein that weekend.
Last month Lord Mandelson spoke last month: 'I am sorry that I once met or was introduced to him by his partner Ghislaine Maxwell.
“I regret the pain he has caused to many young women.”
He added: 'I'm not going to comment on this. It is an FT obsession and to be honest you can all finish. OK?'
