Summary
Tony Blair, the former UK Prime Minister, met with Jeffrey Epstein at Downing Street in 2002. This meeting was set up through lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson. The details of their meeting and communication about it have recently been released by the National Archives.
Key Facts
- Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in 2002 while he was the UK Prime Minister.
- The meeting happened due to lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson, a prominent political figure.
- Epstein met Blair at Downing Street and they discussed US and UK politics.
- This meeting took place six years before Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
- A spokesperson for Blair said he met Epstein for less than 30 minutes and did not interact with him afterward.
- Emails show Lord Mandelson called Epstein "safe" and a "friend."
- The information was released by the National Archives following a Freedom of Information request.
- Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
