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'I am sorry,' embattled UK PM Starmer tells Epstein victims

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London. [AFP]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

Starmer issued the wide-ranging apology after being dogged for days by the decision, following fresh allegations about Mandelson's cosy ties to late sex offender Epstein which emerged in newly-released files last Friday.

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