Former UK cabinet minister and Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson,has been arrested just weeks after resigningover revelations thathe gave Jeffrey Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout to save the Euro.
Mandelson was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday and taken to a London police station for an interviewin connection with 'misconduct in public office.'
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The arrest follows search warrants at two addresses in Wiltshire and Camden,and comes four days afterAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid allegations heshared confidential government trade documents with Epstein as well.
Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the so-called Epstein files appear to show thatMandelson, then business secretary in the Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, forwarded confidential policy discussions and draft plans to the disgraced financierwhile the government was grappling with the collapse of global credit markets.
As theGuardiannotes, emails forwarded to Epstein from the very top of the UK government include:
The revelations have prompted Prime Minister Keir Starmer to order an investigation by the cabinet secretary and to demand that Mandelson resign from the House of Lords. Brown has separately asked the cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, to investigate the alleged disclosures.
Opposition parties have escalated the matter further.The Scottish National Party and Reform UK have reported Mandelson to police, alleging misconduct in a public office.Emily Thornberry, Labour’s chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said the allegations should be examined as a potential criminal matter.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed it had received several reports relating to alleged misconduct and was assessing whether they meet the threshold for a criminal investigation.
“The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation,” said Commander Ella Marriott. “As with any matter, if new and relevant information is brought to our attention we will assess it, and investigate as appropriate.”
Source: ZeroHedge News
