仅事实
英国因彼得·曼德尔森与爱泼斯坦关系解雇大使
摘要
彼得·曼德尔森因与被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦关系密切而被解除英国驻美国大使职务。
彼得·曼德尔森因与被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦关系密切的消息曝光后，被解除英国驻美国大使职务。首相基尔·斯塔默宣布了这一决定，此前新曝光的电子邮件和文件显示曼德尔森与爱泼斯坦的关系比此前承认的更为密切。
随着爱泼斯坦2003年“生日簿”的公布，争议进一步升级。该簿中包含曼德尔森的亲笔留言，称爱泼斯坦为“我最好的朋友”。此外，2008年的电子邮件显示，曼德尔森在爱泼斯坦面临法律困境时表达了支持，甚至暗示爱泼斯坦的定罪是错误的，应当提出挑战。
起初，斯塔默首相在议会中为曼德尔森辩护，称这位大使“完全信任”。然而，随着更多信息的披露，外交部得出结论认为曼德尔森与爱泼斯坦的关系“与任命时所知情况有实质性差异”。因此，曼德尔森被立即撤职。
曼德尔森是一位资深工党政治家和前内阁部长，职业生涯中曾面临多次争议。此次事件引发了对政府审查程序及高层外交任命判断力的质疑。
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