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Keir Starmer, right, and Peter Mandelson at the ambassador's residence in Washington, DC in February
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Less than a week ago, Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister after it was revealed that she did not pay enough tax when purchasing her home.
Just six days later and another key figure has gone: Peter Mandelson, the ambassador to the US, who has been fired over his links to the child sex abuser, Jeffrey Epstein.