Peter Mandelson has claimed he does not recall why he was pictured in his underpants talking to a woman in Jeffrey Epstein's flat. The peer sparked anger after claiming he had "a lot of bad luck" and defiantly ruled out hiding from public life. The Government has opened cross-party talks on new legislation to kick him out of the House of Lords, a minister confirmed. In an interview published overnight Mandelson defiantly said he would not shy away from public life. He told The Times : “I’ve had