Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says he gave information on Mandelson to Met Police
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle reported a tip that Lord Mandelson planned to flee to the British Virgin Islands, leading to his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
- On Wednesday, Sir Lindsay Hoyle told MPs he passed information to the Metropolitan Police that led to Mandelson's arrest.
- On the visit, Hoyle said he was told by a local source during his three-day trip last week to the British Virgin Islands that Mandelson planned to go there.
- Detectives interviewed the source before arresting Mandelson early Monday at his Camden home on suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to passing sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Speaker Hoyle says he tipped off police to Mandelson's 'flight risk'
Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle has admitted he was the one who tipped off police to the likelihood that disgraced former peer Peter Mandelson was planning to flee the country and fly to the British Virgin Islands. The tip-off led to Mandelson’s arrest and a renewed police raid on his home. Mandelson is under investigation after the latest Epstein file release showed him sending confidential government information to serial child-rapist Jeffrey Ep…
Source of Peter Mandelson police tip off revealed after row over arrest - The Mirror
Peter Mandelson was arrested on Monday and quizzed by police over allegations he passed on sensitive documents to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein while he was Business Secretary
U.K. parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk
Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S., was arrested Monday at his north London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was released on bail early Tuesday morning after more than nine hours of questioning.
UK parliamentary speaker says he tipped off police over possible Mandelson flight risk
The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons has told lawmakers that he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk.
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