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Hartlepool Council Strips Mandelson of Honor After Epstein Ties

10/3/2025

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Hartlepool Borough Council unanimously withdrew the Honorary Freedom of the Borough from Lord Mandelson over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson, formerly British ambassador to the United States, was sacked last month for his friendship with Epstein.
He also lost honours from Manchester Metropolitan University.
There are calls for Labour suspension and House of Lords resignation, and Sir Keir Starmer dismissed Mandelson after Epstein-release revelations.

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Hartlepool Borough Council unanimously withdrew the Honorary Freedom of the Borough from Lord Mandelson over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson, formerly British ambassador to the United States, was sacked last month for his friendship with Epstein.
He also lost honours from Manchester Metropolitan University.
There are calls for Labour suspension and House of Lords resignation, and Sir Keir Starmer dismissed Mandelson after Epstein-release revelations.