Former minister Jess Phillips threatened to resign multiple times over Mandelson concerns
Jess Phillips, a former minister, expressed her discontent over Lord Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US, threatening to resign multiple times. She was particularly upset due to Mandelson's past association with Jeffrey Epstein, which led to his dismissal from the role. Following her resignation as safeguarding minister, Phillips criticized Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for not taking decisive action on issues related to violence against women and girls.
- ▪Jess Phillips threatened to resign over Lord Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US.
- ▪Lord Mandelson was sacked due to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
- ▪Phillips criticized Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his lack of boldness on violence against women and girls.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsFormer minister Jess Phillips threatened to resign multiple times over Mandelson concernsLord Mandelson was sacked from the role in September last year over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey EpsteinJohn Besley Wednesday 27 May 2026 09:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2984208","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jess-phillips-peter-mandelson-epstein-resignation-b2984208.html","title":"Former minister threatened to resign multiple times over Mandelson concerns"}}Jess Phillips, who…
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