Your party FOUNDER Jeremy Corbyn told a crowd at SXSW today that ‘the rich will eventually fall’ ahead of the release of Mandelson the files.
Speaking on the panel “Exposing Power: The Epstein Files, Censorship and the Fight for the Truth”, Corbyn claimed the influence of the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on British politics was “enormous”.
“Because of his endless connections, his influence is now being felt even today,” he said.
“The technology that was so loved by Epstein and his cronies, and used by them to make so much money for themselves and control so much, is actually their downfall as well.
“The lesson is this: eventually, the rich, the famous, the oligarchs, and the downright self-righteous eventually fall.”
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Corbyn then asked those present to ‘look at what has happened’ to Andrew, who is currently being investigated over allegations of misconduct in public office and sexual offenses; and Peter Mandelson, the disgraced former US ambassador at the center of a series of controversial dossiers released today.
Corbyn urged the public to carefully study the files and not just look at any suspected crime, but also links to financial institutions, mineral resources, wars and more.
“This is a turning point in history that a hundred years ago we would never have known about,” he said.
Corbyn also recalled when Mandelson was first appointed as a senior Labor Party officer under Neil Kinnock.
“Tony Benn and I were talking and Tony said, ‘I don’t like that man, I don’t trust that man. I’d like it to be looked at,” Corbyn said.
The Islington MP said the inquiry set to produce relevant documents about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein was not enough and called for a public inquiry.
Murtaza Hussain, national security and foreign affairs reporter at Drop Site News, also spoke on the panel and asserted: “Sexual abuse is a hugely important part of the Epstein story and you can’t understand it without that. But it was really a story about the oligarchy – the oligarchy and the intelligence networks and the politics.’
The panel was held hours before the next wave of files about Peter Mandelson was released.
Private exchanges between senior ministers and the sacked diplomat are expected to be part of the massive release of information, which could run to more than 1,000 pages.
The deputies forced him the government to release all documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador in February, after revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The release has been labeled ‘unprecedented’ and could prompt further inquiries into how his reinstatement was handled.
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