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The brunt of today's show focused on the ongoing political fallout over Peter Mandelson's dismissal as ambassador to the US.

Mandelson was asked to leave his post on Thursday after emails reported by Bloomberg highlighted a fuller picture of his link to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

When grilled about the vetting process, Business Secretary Peter Kyle defended Labour's record but ultimately conceded it was "highly unlikely" Mandelson would have been appointed "if we had known then the information we know now".

Weighing in on the issue, shadow education secretary Laura Trott vowed that the Conservatives would "use every mechanism" available "to understand what advice went to the prime minister and when". She called for "full transparency" from the government.

Also appearing on the programme were the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre - the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein - who gave an emotional interview condemning Mandelson's appointment.

They called for US President Donald Trump to "do the right thing" and fully release the so-called Epstein files - here's what we know about them.

This brings our coverage of today's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg to an end. See you next week.

Today's broadcast interview with the family of Virginia Giuffre on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is the first the family has given to UK media.

They're reacting to the latest trove of evidence released about convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, of whom Giuffre was a victim.

Earlier we reported that Giuffre's brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, told the programme Peter Mandelson should never have been given the position of UK ambassador to the United States. This comes after emails revealed the extent of his relationship with Epstein.

Giuffre alleged that she was abused by Epstein after she met British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in 2000 while working as a locker room attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.

Sister-in-law Amanda Roberts says "more questions need to be asked" into Trump's relationship with Epstein.

Trump has previously said that Giuffre was "stolen" from his resort Mar-a-Lago by Epstein. Responding to this, Sky becomes emotional as he recounts their shock "that he knew".

"And she's not stolen, these survivors and my sister was not an object. She was prayed upon... into a sex trafficking ring at his [Trump's] property", he tells BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.

In the evidence released was an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein, which the White House has called "fake news".

If Trump is not implicated, he needs to do "the right thing" and release more documents, Sky argues.

On Prince Andrew, another high profile person with ties to Epstein, both Sky and Amanda say they were never contacted by members of the royal household.

In 2001, at the age of 17, Giuffre said Epstein brought her to London and introduced her to Prince Andrew, who she claimed sexually abused her three times.

The prince, who has denied all claims against him, reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022 which contained no admission of liability or apology.

Amanda says to Prince Andrew: "You know what you've done and that's for you to live with."

"The truth has a way of surfacing, and we have to believe that justice is going to happen."

Shortly before the closing credits we heard from Laura Trott.

The shadow education secretary was asked about accusations of lying levelled at the prime minister this week over what he knew regarding Lord Mandelson's correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch earlier this week accused Sir Keir Starmer of "lying to the whole country", after it emerged that emails obtained by Bloomberg were put to the Foreign Office on Tuesday - a day before Sir Keir backed his ambassador in the Commons.

Trott said there must be "full transparency": "We need to understand what advice went to the PM and when."

She added that the Conservative Party will use all avenues available to "force this information into light to expose what is going on at the heart of government".

The government insists that new information about the "depth" of Mandelson's relationship with Epstein had not been known when he was appointed last year.

On the protests organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, Trott said there were "horrendous images and violence" on the streets of London and that trust needed to be restored in politics.

This week, we heard from Business Secretary Peter Kyle, shadow education secretary Laura Trott and the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg has just come to an end, but stick with us as we'll bring you more of the key lines shortly.

We're now hearing from shadow education secretary, Laura Trott.

We're listening across and will bring you a recap of the key lines - as a reminder, you can Watch live at the top of this page.

Business Secretary Peter Kyle, who has just taken up his role, just faced a grilling by Laura Kuenssberg on a range of topics. Here's a recap of what he said:

Mandelson and Epstein

"The victims must come first," Kyle stated, after watching an emotive interview with the family of Virginia Giuffre's, a victim of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

While he said things were "weighed up" on Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, based on his skills and what they knew about his relationship with Epstein, Kyle refused to say if it was a mistake or not.

He also refused to say if it was enough that only three questions were asked to Mandelson by Starmer about Epstein.

"If we had known the information that we know now, it is highly unlikely that he would've been appointed."

Starmer's judgement

The recent changing of government appointments also was a talking point. Kyle defended Prime Minister Keir Starmer's judgement: "What he has done is he has raised the standards of public life."

He praised the speed of Starmer's decision making, particularly when ministers fail to meet the standards they set.

Kyle heard disgruntled opinions from the audience towards Starmer and his judgement, but the secretary says the government is delivering with Starmer's leadership.

He gives the example of the US relationship, and that the UK has the best and only deal across the line.

"We accept that we need to do better," he adds.

Protests

Asked about the protests yesterday in London, hosted by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, he said it proves that freedom of association and freedom of speech are "alive and well" in the UK.

Elon Musk's comments to the crowd, including that they must "fight back or die", were "totally inappropriate", Kyle added.

The small minority who committed acts of violence should be held accountable, he added.

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It is "highly unlikely" Mandelson would have been appointed as the UK ambassador to the US, "if we had known the information we know now" says Kyle.

He says that what they know now about the Epstein-Mandelson relationship is "materially different" to what was understood at the time.

On the prime minister backing Mandelson on Wednesday before asking him to leave his post on Thursday, Kyle says that Starmer "wanted to have all of the facts" first.

Laura Kuenssberg's first question for Peter Kyle is whether it was a mistake for Labour to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US.

Kyle says when Mandelson was appointed, UK-US relations were in a "perilous place" and someone was needed with "singular talent".

He says that a lot was known about the relationship between Epstein and Mandelson and that was weighed up in the decision to appoint him.

He adds that new information has since come to light and the government would now look back at the appointment process.

Just before Kuenssberg began grilling Peter Kyle, we heard Virginia Giuffre's brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts.

Giuffre was one of the most prominent accusers of disgraced financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. She died earlier this year.

Amanda tells Laura Kuenssberg it shouldn't take them pulling "out the skeletons for people to be held accountable".

"He should never have been given that title," she says of Peter Mandelson, who was the UK ambassador to the UK. Mandelson was sacked after evidence came out showing his relationship with Epstein.

Mandelson has always said he didn't know about the abuse going on and that he regretted the friendship.

"Anybody in that book, including Donald Trump, should be investigated."

• You can read more about their interview in Laura Kuenssberg's full story here

It's that time of the week again - the Laura Kuenssberg show has started.

She's speaking to Business Secretary Peter Kyle first.

We'll bring you any major updates from his appearance right here, but for now, you can follow along by clicking watch live at the top of this page.

Laura Kuenssberg's panel this week is made up of:

• Broadcaster Piers Morgan
• Journalist Christiane Amanpour
• Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan

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Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is set to take the hot seat in this week's instalment of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

It comes as a new wave of US investments in the UK has been announced ahead of Donald Trump's state visit this week. Kyle says the announcements "reinforce the UK's position as the world's leading investment destination".

In Westminster, pressure has been building on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over his appointment and sacking of the UK's ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson.

Mandelson was fired on Thursday after new revelations emerged about his former friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A growing number of Labour MPs have expressed their frustration with the party leadership.

Many Labour MPs think Starmer should have seen this scandal a mile off, writes our political correspondent.

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Also on the programme is shadow education secretary Laura Trott, who said just before the new school term started that "behaviour and attendance are two of the biggest challenges facing schools and it's about time the government acted".

• We won't be providing regular text updates on this page, but will bring you some of the key lines. You can follow along by clicking Watch live at the top of this page from 09:00 BST.