Who Is Peter Mandelson, the Once-Influential Figure at the Heart of Britain’s Latest Political Storm?
The Metropolitan Police are probing allegations that Mandelson leaked confidential UK government details to Epstein and received $75,000 from Epstein-linked accounts, raising misconduct concerns.
- On Sunday, Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party following a Times interview about newly released Epstein material summarised by Katy Balls.
- Documents released by US authorities reveal bank statements show three unexplained payments totaling $75,000 from Epstein's JP Morgan accounts to Mandelson in 2003–2004 and suggest he shared confidential 2009 government documents with Epstein.
- Documentation details social ties including a $10,000 payment to Reinaldo Avila da Silva and Mandelson attending Epstein dinner parties with Bill Gates and founders of Google.
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The scandal surrounding ex-minister Peter Mandelson and his involvement with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is spreading. Now the police have also intervened. Premier Keir Starmer is increasingly in criticism.
PORTRAIT - The former Labour Baron and Ambassador to Washington is now under police investigation, after having had to leave the party and resign from the House of Lords.
Peter Mandelson will be defined by disgrace
Over the course of a dry-ish January, I spent a few free evenings with Peter Mandelson. He was good company. A little arid when it came to the nitty gritty of policy; a little behind the times, perhaps, but lucid and forthright. I was reading The Blair Revolution, a book he co-wrote with Roger Liddle, which was published in 1996, on the eve of their boss’s first landslide victory. I wondered what I could learn about their project on its 30th ann…
Nick Thomas-Symonds issued stark Speaker warning during Peter Mandelson debate
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has warned Nick Thomas-Symonds not to "play off each other" as MPs debated Peter Mandelson and the Epstein files.Addressing the Paymaster General, the Speaker said: "There is an ongoing police investigation into this case. However, no charges have been brought. "It is up to the ministers how they reply, but the House rules do not prevent them from answering fully. So please, let's not hide behind that something's not fa…
Peter Mandelson puts the Met Police in an impossible position
Reports that the Metropolitan Police plans to interview Peter Mandelson over allegations he passed Government information to Jeffrey Epstein will present a headache for Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. Such high-profile investigations are seldom straightforward, with lots of moving parts: officers, money, resources and organisational bandwidth. The force’s track record around other sensitive investigations is — to be kind — mixed. In this case, the…
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