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Former U.K. Ambassador and Government Minister Peter Mandelson was released connected bail pending further investigation, London constabulary said successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday (February 24, 2026) aft helium was detained implicit allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein-linked documents.
“A 72-year-old antheral arrested connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist bureau has been released connected bail pending further investigation,” the Metropolitan constabulary said successful a statement.
Earlier, London constabulary connected Monday (February 23, 2026) arrested former ambassador Peter Mandelson successful a probe into allegations implicit his ties to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, lone days aft ex-prince Andrew was detained.
Mr. Mandelson, a pivotal fig successful British authorities and the U.K.'s erstwhile envoy to Washington, was arrested connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist bureau pursuing allegations arising from the latest acceptable of documents linked to Epstein, released by the U.S. authorities past month.
"Officers person arrested a 72-year-old antheral connected suspicion of misconduct successful nationalist office," the Metropolitan Police said successful a statement.
Images connected UK tv appeared to amusement Mandelson, 72, being driven distant from his northbound London location accompanied by a antheral and a woman, aft constabulary raided his properties earlier this month.
"He was arrested astatine an code successful Camden connected Monday, 23 February and has been taken to a London constabulary presumption for interview," the Met added.
The apprehension comes days aft Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III's younger brother, was detained connected Thursday and released nether probe successful a abstracted misconduct successful nationalist bureau probe besides related to the latest Epstein documents.
Mandelson is being probed implicit allegations that helium sent delicate documents to the precocious US enactment offender erstwhile helium was a authorities minister, including during the 2008 fiscal crash.
Police person not specified which documents are portion of the probe.
The seasoned ex-politician was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer arsenic envoy to Washington successful September erstwhile an earlier merchandise of documents linked to Epstein showed the grade of their friendship.
But Mandelson's assignment has unleashed a governmental tempest with 2 of Starmer's apical aides resigning implicit the row.
Starmer apologised to Epstein's victims for appointing Mandelson, and accused the ex-envoy of lying astir the grade of his ties to the financier during the vetting process for his Washington posting.
Pressure rising
Law steadfast Mishcon de Reya, representing Mandelson, said earlier this period that helium "regrets, and volition regret until his dying day, that helium believed Epstein's lies astir his criminality".
"Lord Mandelson did not observe the information astir Epstein until aft his decease successful 2019," said the statement.
"He is profoundly atrocious that powerless and susceptible women and girls were not fixed the extortion they deserved."
The authorities is to merchandise tens of thousands of emails, messages and documents connected Mandelson's vetting procedure, which could ramp up the unit connected the premier curate and different elder ministers.
Government curate Darren Jones connected Monday said the archetypal acceptable of documents relating to Mandelson's assignment volition beryllium published successful aboriginal March.
Starmer fought disconnected calls to resign earlier this period aft helium admitted helium knew astir Mandelson's ongoing relationship with Epstein -- which seemed to proceed aft the financier was convicted of kid prostitution successful 2008.
Mandelson, besides a erstwhile European Union commercialized commissioner, stood down from parliament's unelected precocious chamber, the House of Lords, earlier this month.
The advisory steadfast helium co-founded, Global Counsel, besides approached bankruptcy past week arsenic it stopped trading and appointed administrations successful a bid to salvage immoderate assets.
Several large clients, including Barclays, Tesco and English football's Premier League, person chopped ties with the steadfast successful caller weeks, according to property reports.
Officers from the Met's specializer transgression squad were deployed earlier this period to hunt 2 of his addresses, 1 successful the occidental English region of Wiltshire and the different successful London, according to the police.
