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He knew what could happen if Howe "got hold of them" and "had some firepower", after previously working with the manager at Bournemouth.

James O'Loan, head of online pharmacy Chemist 4 U, has already observed some people stretching themselves financially to get hold of weight-loss drugs - some have asked for payment plans, which they cannot offer.

While his firm has not been directly financially impacted, several customers with JLR vehicles have not been able to get hold of parts for repairs, he said.

And what was to prove more serious, reporters at the news agency Bloomberg managed to get hold of a cache of Epstein's emails, which included his communications with Mandelson over months and years.

"They found it difficult to get hold of uniform cheaply," she said.