UK Seeks to Turn Page on Mandelson Scandal With US Envoy Pick

The UK government is leaning toward a career diplomat as its next ambassador to the US, as Keir Starmer seeks to move on from Peter Mandelson’s resignation.

The UK’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will oversee a recruitment process designed to spare the government the embarrassment it suffered over Mandelson, who was sacked last month over his relationship with late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.