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Hello, I'm Alicia McCarthy, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4,

the Thursday the 5th of February.

Whereas the Prime Minister apologises to Geoffrey Epstein's victims,

there are more questions for the government over

how Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador.

The UK's credibility has been damaged by the Prime Minister and her government's appalling

judgement and that is why answers are needed.

But the Foreign Secretary says she was the one who removed him from his job.

I'm clear that his actions were completely unforgivable.

Also tonight, a health minister with a message of hope for people living with cancer.

When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 18 months ago,

I didn't know if I'd be alive today.

Never mind standing at this dispatch box announcing a

national cancer plan. But first, the Conservatives have kept up the pressure on the Prime Minister

over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the United States.

The former Labour peer resigned from the party and the House of Lords

after emails revealing the extent of his connection with the convicted paedophile and

millionaire financier Geoffrey Epstein were released. Yesterday at PMQ's Kierstama admitted that

the continuing relationship between the two did come up in vetting before Peter Mandelson took up the job.

When the Foreign Secretary came to the comments to make a statement on the violence in Sudan,

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