UK police arrest ex-ambassador Mandelson in Epstein probe
London police arrested former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over his ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Former UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson
Mandelson is accused of passing information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2009 while he was serving as business secretary
British police on Monday arrested the former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in a misconduct probe related to his ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
London’s Metropolitan Police said “officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office.”
He has been taken to a London police station for questioning.
Police did not name the former ambassador in the statement but the suspect had been previously identified as Mandelson, who was filmed being led by police officers from his London home to an unmarked car.
Mandelson is accused of passing sensitive information to Epstein while serving as business secretary, a position he held from 2008 to 2010 under former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Epstein was convicted of sex offenses involving a minor in 2008.
Who is Peter Mandelson?
Mandelson served as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States from February to September last year.
He was dismissed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his connections to the late financier came to light in a batch of documents, known as the “Epstein files,” that was released by the US Department of Justice.
Mandelson was considered a key figure behind the rebranding of the British Labour Party as “New Labour” in the 1990s and served in various ministerial positions under former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
His mastery of modern political communications saw him nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” in British political circles.
He was awarded a life peerage in 2008, a non-hereditary title enabling him to sit in the House of Lords and thereby assume a ministerial position despite not being an elected member of parliament.
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