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Mandelson's lawyers say his arrest followed 'baseless suggestion' he planned to leave UK
Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office but released on bail after police deemed a flight risk claim baseless, his lawyers stated.
- Police arrested the 72-year-old in Camden on Monday, February 23, and he was released on bail early Tuesday after questioning at Wandsworth Police Station.
- After new material surfaced in the 'Epstein files', the Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation this month after 2009 emails suggested Mandelson leaked sensitive policy discussions from Gordon Brown's adviser.
- Plain-Clothes officers swooped on his Camden home on Monday, he was held for nine hours and reports say his passport was surrendered as part of bail conditions.
- Mandelson's lawyers said the arrest followed a 'baseless suggestion' and asked the MPS for evidence, denying he planned to leave and confirming he will cooperate to clear his name.
- The Commons Business and Trade Committee will begin gathering information ahead of any inquiry, with the first release of files expected in early March after Keir Starmer's government passed communications to police.
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Peter Mandelson denies 'baseless' claim of fleeing UK for British Virgin Islands
Lord Peter Mandelson is denying accusations that he was preparing to flee the United Kingdom before his arrest by the Metropolitan Police. The former British ambassador to the United States was released from police custody on Tuesday after having been detained the previous day, according to his lawyers at Mishcon de Reya. Mandelson said it was a “baseless suggestion” that he was planning to resettle in a foreign country amid the scandal of his r…
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