LORD Peter Mandelson of Foy has been sacked from his position as UK ambassador to the United States of America just as he was being criticised for his links with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier.

Before America had woken up, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and foreign secretary Yvette Cooper had reviewed the latest correspondence between Epstein and Mandelson.

A spokesperson for The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador.”

The Foreign Office indicated that new information had come to light showing that the depth and extent of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein, which is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment.

In 2003, Mandelson appeared in a book of messages that was given to Epstein for his 50th birthday which stated that the financier was his ‘best pal’

Lord Mandelson’s connection with Foy, a hamlet just four miles from Ross-on-Wye, dates back to 1984 when he bought a three-bedroom cottage, known then Brick End Cottage from local farmer Jim Williams for £31,000.

It was in the property’s back garden which inspired New Labour's red rose symbol after Mr Mandelson spotted the tightly furled bud.

Mr Mandelson sold the property eight years later in 1992 for £70,000.