Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - BBC News
Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a London police station following investigations into allegations that he shared market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein while he was a government minister. The Metropolitan Police conducted searches of his homes in Wiltshire and Camden earlier this month as part of the ongoing investigation, which was prompted by emails released by the US Department of Justice. Mandelson has not publicly commented on the allegations, maintaining that he has not acted criminally or for financial gain.
Mandelson held at police station after being arrested at homepublished at 19:55 GMT
Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter
We are pausing our live coverage for the time being. Here is what has happened today.
- Peter Mandelson was seen being led from his London home by policeand taken away in an unmarked car shortly before 16:30 - A short time later, the Met Police said it had arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconductin public officeand had taken him to aLondon police stationfor interview - Earlier this month, the Met said it was carrying out a criminal investigationinto Mandelson, and officers searched his homes in Wiltshire and Camden - That followed the release of emails by theUS Department of Justice (DoJ), which led to allegations that Mandelson had forwarded market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein when he was business secretary under Gordon Brown - The Met has not confirmed the specifics of the alleged offenceMandelson has been arrested over - The former US ambassador hasn't publicly commented in recent weeks on the Epstein files, but the BBC understands his position has consistently been that he has not acted in any way criminallyand that he was not motivated by financial gain
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