Lord Mandelson, aged 72, was arrested in Camden, north London, on Monday. He is under suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to allegations of sharing government information with Jeffrey Epstein. The Metropolitan Police executed searches at locations in Wiltshire and Camden.

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Officers took Mandelson to a police station for questioning. Sources indicate he denies any illegal actions or financial motivations. Witnesses saw him being escorted from his home by plainclothes officers.

The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation by the Metropolitan Police's central specialist crime division. Discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service are currently underway.

The investigation intensified following document releases by the US Department of Justice, revealing emails between Mandelson and Epstein. A 2009 email suggests Mandelson provided Epstein with a government advisor's insights, including an "asset sales plan" and details about a Euro bailout package ahead of its 2010 announcement.

Mandelson was appointed as the British ambassador to the US in February 2025 but was dismissed in September after further information about his association with Epstein surfaced.

The UK government intends to release documents related to Mandelson's appointment in early March. However, the investigation may influence what can be disclosed.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that Mandelson lied during his vetting process. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the arrest as a pivotal moment in Starmer's leadership.

Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, informed MPs that some records would not be included in the first document release due to ongoing police interest.

US politicians have also called for Mandelson to cooperate in a Congressional investigation concerning Epstein.

Mandelson played a significant role in the New Labour movement and was instrumental in Tony Blair's 1997 election victory.

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And so it starts, but in the UK instead of the USA. At least one country is putting country first.

12 minutes ago, Purdey said:

And so it starts, but in the UK instead of the USA. At least one country is putting country first.

If only the UK put it's citizens first.

No handcuffs??

Seems like Starmer is telling lies again. no one is above the law??...Shock!

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

And so it starts, but in the UK instead of the USA. At least one country is putting country first.

There is a difference.

They have been arrested for Misconduct in Public Office. This is a uniquely British offense that doesn't exist in the same way in the US. It doesn't require proof of a sexual crime; it only requires proof that a public official (like a Prince/Trade Envoy or a Cabinet Minister) abused their position or shared state secrets. The "Smoking Gun" in the 2026 files was proof they shared confidential government briefings with Epstein.

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

And so it starts, but in the UK instead of the USA. At least one country is putting country first.

Britain putting Britain first? 😄😄 Let me know when Trump starts giving away US territory and then leasing it back for Billions. Putting up illegals in hotels. Stacking the system against the American people.

Thanks for a good laugh with my morning coffee.

Well, he should have 'fun' when jailed with the muscle men in prison..

Execpt he will never go to jail, because he's above all that......

Redolent of Profumo...... ...but with a far less enticing Mandy..... ....Smarmer on his way to the jobcentre? ....and God help the UK now with the prospect of Rabid Rayner as PM.....

12 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Well, he should have 'fun' when jailed with the muscle men in prison..

Execpt he will never go to jail, because he's above all that......

Yeah he's one of those connected lefty establishment types. Expect lots of hand wringing, mealy mouthed condemnations, followed by a suspended sentence and maybe even a golden handshake.

Huw Edwards style.

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

And so it starts, but in the UK instead of the USA. At least one country is putting country first.

Didn't Norway catch somebody connected to Epstein ?

59 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Yeah he's one of those connected lefty establishment types. Expect lots of hand wringing, mealy mouthed condemnations, followed by a suspended sentence and maybe even a golden handshake.

Huw Edwards style.

The "lefty establishment"? What's its' membership and when was it formed? Presumably it's meant to act as a counterweight to the right-wing British establishment, whose membership (not an exhaustive list) contains the monarchy, the aristocracy, media barons, financiers, industrialists, the leaders of the armed forces, etc?

1 hour ago, The Old Bull said:

Didn't Norway catch somebody connected to Epstein ?

Norway's former PM charged with gross corruption over Epstein links

3 hours ago, RayC said:

The "lefty establishment"? What's its' membership and when was it formed?

The arts. Mainstream media. The BBC. Celebrities. Hollywood. Woke "Philanthropists" like Gates/Clinton/Obama.

Formed decades ago but rose to prominence in the last 15 years.

Useful idiots need not apply. They need the foot soldiers to remain where they are, signaling their virtue on online forums.

4 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

No handcuffs??

I also wondered why he wasn't dragged along in handcuffs to the station. Is it something about assumed innocent before proven guilty?

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

The arts. Mainstream media. The BBC. Celebrities. Hollywood. Woke "Philanthropists" like Gates/Clinton/Obama.

Formed decades ago but rose to prominence in the last 15 years.

Useful idiots need not apply. They need the foot soldiers to remain where they are, signaling their virtue on online forums.

I believe that that group you mention are usually referred to as 'luvvies' - not the establishment - but then you can be forgiven that error as terminology isn't your strong suit.

The real British establishment obviously has nothing to fear while there exist insular simpletons, who endlessly bemoan their lot as an Englishman and have a longing to return to the good old days of the 19th century.

16 minutes ago, RayC said:

I believe that that group you mention are usually referred to as 'luvvies' - not the establishment - but then you can be forgiven that error as terminology isn't your strong suit.

Bill Gates is a luvvie? Clinton is a luvvie? Who knew?

16 minutes ago, RayC said:

The real British establishment obviously has nothing to fear while there exist insular simpletons, who endlessly bemoan their lot as an Englishman and have a longing to return to the good old days of the 19th century.

I've never met anyone like that so I'll take your word for it. I'm sure you must meet a few in the bars of Pattaya.

I consider the 1990's the good old days but I suspect I'm a lot younger than you Raymond.

5 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

No handcuffs??

Seems like Starmer is telling lies again. no one is above the law??...Shock!

Handcuffing is not standard procedure when making an arrest in the UK.

45 minutes ago, Purdey said:

I also wondered why he wasn't dragged along in handcuffs to the station. Is it something about assumed innocent before proven guilty?

He's Starmer's best mate ever since Epstein died.

5 hours ago, Homburg said:

Redolent of Profumo...... ...but with a far less enticing Mandy..... ....Smarmer on his way to the jobcentre? ....and God help the UK now with the prospect of Rabid Rayner as PM.....

Not quite. At least Profumo admitted his fault and dedicated the rest of his life to charity work out of the public eye.

These gorging swine keep sliming their way back in and popping up like floaters in a badly kept bog. Look how many times Mandelson was brought back into g o v e r n m e n t by Blair. And now by Starmer's Blairite revival. Jesus wept.

None of them, not a single one, Lab or Con, has the simple decency to actually 'do a Profumo'.

7 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

No handcuffs??

Seems like Starmer is telling lies again. no one is above the law??...Shock!

Yes, same goes for Andrew, no hand cuffs, they obviously have friends in high places.

Whereas the likes of Lucy Connolly and Isabel Vaughn-Spruce did not? Although Ms. Spruce was paid Thirteen thousand pounds, in compensation, for wrongful arrest!

7 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Yes, same goes for Andrew, no hand cuffs, they obviously have friends in high places.

Whereas the likes of Lucy Connolly and Isabel Vaughn-Spruce did not? Although Ms. Spruce was paid Thirteen thousand pounds, in compensation, for wrongful arrest!

Were Lucy Connolly and Isabel Vaughin-Spruce handcuffed when arrested? You are saying they both were then? I can't find any mention or evidence that either of them were.

And Isabel Vaughn-Spruce appealed in court under Article 9 of the ECHR's right to freedom of thought and religion. Don't worry though, if your right wing buddies get in to power there'll be no more of that nonsense - that must make you happy.

A diplomat tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

The person who coined above sentence could have crafted the "under suspicion of misconduct in public office"; congratulations are in order and give the copyright holder a solid platinum medal for that ;-)

Oh this is manna from heaven!

Slimy right wing Mandelson to face justice thanks to the Epstein files.

Tick tock Donny “are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Yup Donny.

Tick Tock.

Evidence exists in Emails and oter documents. Likely other countries have the so-called Epstein files, with different redaction requirements.

But as for AMW, the arrest of Mandelson means how the media, and the public, can discuss the details of the case changes.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d4a59dd3bf7f7c3716c60d/Contempt_of_court_-_fact_sheet.pdf

9 hours ago, JonnyF said:

I've never met anyone like that so I'll take your word for it.

That's what comes of being so insular, Jonathan; you don't get to meet new and interesting types of people.

9 hours ago, JonnyF said:

I'm sure you must meet a few in the bars of Pattaya.

Once again, you're jumping to conclusions without any supporting evidence. Actually I've never really cared much for Pattaya.

9 hours ago, JonnyF said:

I consider the 1990's the good old days but I suspect I'm a lot younger than you Raymond.

You're almost certainly chronologically younger than me, Jonny.

Anyway, I'm a bit surprised. I wouldn't have thought that you would have cared much for all the EU-loving politicians and the Labour-loving 'Cool Britannia' arts crowd of the '90s.

7 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Oh this is manna from heaven!

Slimy right wing Mandelson to face justice thanks to the Epstein files.

Tick tock Donny “are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Yup Donny.

Tick Tock.

er...Mandelson is left-wing, not right-wing...not that those labels mean much in UK politics nowadays.

Not before time!

Mandelson is spinning like a top already!

Two hours after his release - 4am briefings of journalists: "police breached an agreement for me to attend for a voluntary interview, false allegations that I am a flight risk, they think I would abandon Reinaldo and Jock (his dog), the question is who is behind it..."

Caught in a scandal (yet again) he is up to his usual proven tricks discrediting his accusers. He could almost be a character in a "Blackadder" comedy!

9 hours ago, RayC said:

That's what comes of being so insular, Jonathan; you don't get to meet new and interesting types of people.

Or perhaps those people you speak of exist only in your deluded fantasies about the rise of neo Naziism?

9 hours ago, RayC said:

Once again, you're jumping to conclusions without any supporting evidence. Actually I've never really cared much for Pattaya.

Yes, perhaps Hua Hin is better for your generation.

9 hours ago, RayC said:

Anyway, I'm a bit surprised. I wouldn't have thought that you would have cared much for all the EU-loving politicians and the Labour-loving 'Cool Britannia' arts crowd of the '90s.

The 90's was awesome. Fantastic music, raves, hot hatches, great movies, freedom of speech, no lefties stirring up racial divides with their identity politics/DEI, everyone got on great until Blair got elected and started Britain's decline with his illegal war, quangos, mass immigration, attack on civil liberties etc.

26 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Or perhaps those people you speak of exist only in your deluded fantasies about the rise of neo Naziism?

Where did I mention neo-Nazis?

You seem to have cornered the market in deluded fantasies.

26 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Yes, perhaps Hua Hin is better for your generation.

You're becoming increasingly ageist. (However, I do prefer Hua Hin to Pattaya).

26 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

The 90's was awesome. Fantastic music, raves, hot hatches, great movies, freedom of speech, no lefties stirring up racial divides with their identity politics/DEI, everyone got on great until Blair got elected and started Britain's decline with his illegal war, quangos, mass immigration, attack on civil liberties etc.

"... no lefties stirring up racial divides ..." said without irony by the man who's favourite saying is a sarcastic, "diversity is our strength".