Jeffrey Epstein visited Sir Tony Blair in London during his time as prime minister.A spokesperson for Sir Tony said the former Labour leader recalled his meeting was "less than 30 minutes" and took place "long before" Epstein's crimes were known about.The BBC reported that the meeting was arranged after Lord Mandelson sent an email to Jonathan Powell, who was Sir Tony's chief of staff and is now national security adviser.

Jeffrey Epstein visited Sir Tony Blair in London during his time as prime minister.A spokesperson for Sir Tony said the former Labour leader recalled his meeting was "less than 30 minutes" and took place "long before" Epstein's crimes were known about.The BBC reported that the meeting was arranged after Lord Mandelson sent an email to Jonathan Powell, who was Sir Tony's chief of staff and is now national security adviser.