Mandelson links to former head of Israel's military intelligence directorate revealed

Mandelson links to former head of Israel's military intelligence directorate revealed Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 11:14 Tamir Hayman and Mandelson spoke bimonthly, UK government vetting reportedly found, while the former ambassador took a $1m loan to buy Israeli company shares Former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, walks his dog near his residence in central London on 20 April 2026 (AFP) Off The UK government's vetting agency raised Peter Mandelson's associations with senior figures in Israel , China and Russia in denying the then-peer and former cabinet minister security clearance to be the ambassador to the US , it has emerged. Mandelson lost his job as British ambassador to the US last September and was stripped of his peerage earlier this year after details emerged of his close friendship with the late American paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Since then Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government has faced enormous scrutiny and criticism over the decision to appoint Mandelson as ambassador to the US in 2024.