Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein and a birthday cake. Mandelson is a former British ambassador and held senior positions under the UK Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Mandelson's tenure ended after the emergence of previously unknown emails revealing the depth of his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including messages of support sent during Epstein's legal troubles and references to him as "my best pal" in a birthday note.