Peter Mandelson has been withdrawn as US ambassador with immediate effect, following allegations about his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Stephen Doughty, the Foreign Office minister, told the Commons that Mandelson has been sacked.
He told MPs: "In light of additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him as ambassador to the United States."
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