Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Lord Peter Mandelson was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police's central specialist crime division at his London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to allegations he passed market-sensitive government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- The arrest followed searches of Mandelson's properties in Wiltshire and north London earlier in February, and an ongoing Met Police investigation launched on 3 February.
- The government is in discussions with police about which documents related to Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US can be publicly released, aiming to support the Prime Minister’s claim that Mandelson lied during his vetting process.
- Misconduct in public office is a complex offence involving allegations that a public official knowingly committed serious wrongdoing, abused public trust, and
