Blair enters the Epstein controversy.
After the firing of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, the wall of silence imposed by the British authorities on Jeffrey Epstein’s documents has started to collapse.
The National Archives has just complied with a Freedom of Information request, with intriguing revelations.
It arises that Leftist Labour icon Sir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while he was still prime minister, following diligent lobbying by Mandelson.
BBC reported:
“A memo written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft, dated 14 May 2002, briefs Sir Tony about “super-rich” financial adviser Epstein ahead of a meeting scheduled at 17.00 GMT that day.”
Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson it’s been confirmed.
A memo written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft, dated 14 May 2002 briefs Tony about “super-rich” financial adviser Epstein… pic.twitter.com/qrFA1Q4XT9
— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) October 10, 2025
Why doesn’t Tony Blair meeting with child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein surprise me? I have heard that over 300 UK passport holders visited Epstein Island, it’s not just US ‘elites’ who don’t want the full Epstein list disclosing. https://t.co/43rlx8VTnF
— Andrew Bridgen (@ABridgen) October 11, 2025
The Downing Street meeting happened in 2002, six years before Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in Florida.
“Emails seen by BBC News show Lord Mandelson pushed for the meeting, telling Sir Tony’s chief of staff Jonathan Powell that Epstein was ‘a friend of mine’ who ex-US President Bill Clinton hoped to introduce to the PM.”
The email from Mandelson to Blair’s chief of staff Jonathan Powell .
“Do you remember when Clinton saw TB [Tony Blair] he said he wanted to introduce his travelling friend, Jeffrey Epstein, to TB? This was frustrated – TB said at the time – in the office for reasons (he says) he was unclear about. I think TB would be interested in meeting Jeffrey, who is also a friend of mine, because Jeffrey is an active scientific catalyst/entrepreneur as well as someone who has his finger on the pulse of many worldwide markets and currencies.
He is young and vibrant. He is safe (whatever that means) and Clinton is now doing a lot of travelling with him. I mentioned to TB that Jeffrey is in London next week and he said he would like to meet him. I have ascertained from Jeffrey that he is flexible – he could be here any time from Tuesday onwards to fit round the diary – but would obviously need to know reasonably quickly so as to re-schedule accordingly. Can you let me know?”
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