Lord Peter Mandelson apologized for a system that failed victims. Mandelson called Jeffrey Epstein his 'best pal' in emails. He coached Epstein after his 2008 conviction. Mandelson was sacked in September 2019. He denied seeing young women at Epstein's properties. Mandelson called the friendship a 'terrible mistake'. Politicians demanded peerage action after his BBC apology. Published documents show contact with Epstein as late as 2016