Posted on 10/11/2025 1:44:10 AM PDT by RandFan
Sir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson, the BBC has confirmed.
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.
The meeting was six years before Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in June 2008.
A spokesperson for Sir Tony said: "As far as he can remember, Mr Blair met with him for less than 30 minutes in Downing Street in 2002, and discussed US and UK politics. He never met or engaged with him subsequently."
He added: "This was, of course, long before his crimes were known of and his subsequent conviction."
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 release of this and several related documents had previously been blocked by government officials due to concerns about the impact on UK-US relations.
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Tony Blair is the Bill Clinton of England in that he never has met a bribe he did not take.
Sure Tony whatever you say.
Here’s the question...
Why did both MI5 and MI6 allow Epstein and Maxwell continued access to British royals, pols, bureaucrats, and businessmen for well over a decade?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Bill Clinton flew around the world with Epstein on his jet accompanied also by Kevin Spacey.
Three known sexual predators.
Here we go again… this isn’t anything new. We his happens all the time. A chief of staff is approached by someone representing a wealthy individual to get a sit down. And because Blair met with him he’s now a trafficker? This is worse than the game Bacon bits.
His wife is just as much of a cow as Evita
I suspect that when and if this is ever made totally transparent, we are gonna find that many of our allies worldwide leaders, were involved. THAT is why the quid pro joe crowd never opened it up, along with the fact that there is nothing there to point at Trump with.
Interesting timing. Wasn’t Blair’s name floated as a potential member of Gaza’s governing coalition or some such thing?
Blair was a PM, and Epstein was a businessman. Nothing out of ordinary if they met. Just like Harvey Weinstein was a major movie producer. Of course he met many actors.
At this point I’m of the belief that more than one government was comfortable with, and tolerant of Jeffrey Epstein because he could be a nutrient rich source of intel and blackmail material.
Riiiiight....
So what? Hundreds of folks met with the scum — he actively courted power and $$. Nothing to do with pedo.
Epstein was a middle man, cut-out, bag man, fixer.
When they say “send money guns and lawyers”, Epstein shows up.
JE was paid by someone to meet with every who’s who to compromise them. Even a photo is enough to make headlines. Who’s the someone paying?
“Blair was a PM, and Epstein was a businessman. Nothing out of ordinary if they met. Just like Harvey Weinstein was a major movie producer. Of course he met many actors.”
I have to agree with you. Just because they met in Blair’s office does not mean a thing.
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