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Amid Epstein scrutiny, ex-UK ambassador Mandelson arrested by British police
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Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson has been arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Mandelson, 72, was fired from the most prestigious posting in Britain’s diplomatic service in September, when the depth of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein started to become clear.
Police earlier this month began a criminal investigation into Mandelson after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government passed on communications between the former ambassador and Epstein.
“Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office,” London’s Metropolitan says, in a statement relating to an investigation into a former government minister.
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