Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

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Source: The Guardian

Mon 23 Feb 2026 12.11 EST
Last modified on Mon 23 Feb 2026 12.26 EST


Peter Mandelson has been arrested by detectives investigating claims he committed misconduct in public office during his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Video footage showed him being driven away from his home in an unmarked car shortly after being escorted from his home by officers. The Metropolitan police have been investigating the alleged leaking by Mandelson of Downing Street emails and market-sensitive information to Epstein.

A police spokesperson said: “Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office.“He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, February 23 and has been taken to a London police station for interview. “This follows search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas.”

The former UK ambassador to the US is understood to believe he has not committed any offence.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/23/peter-mandelson-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office

[moonscape]

1. Meanwhile, our President ...

[Trueblue Texan]

10. His day is coming...

It has gotten too big to fail! Used to hate that term. Now it works for me.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. No cover-up in Britain.

Good for them.

[samsingh]

3. other countries have more law and order than here

[RockRaven]

4. Reminder: being arrested isn't the same as being charged/indicted, and

this is only about leaking confidential government information related to money, and nothing to do with the pedo/sex stuff.

[3Hotdogs]

7. As arrested suspects say on Brit Box, "No comment."

[Wednesdays]

13. True, but it's still early.

Discovery should be fun.

[FakeNoose]

5. Isn't he a friend of former-prince Andrew?

If so, maybe this isn't about diddling young women ... it could be about insider trading along with Andrew.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. It's not a "maybe", it is about insider trading (nt)

[Greywing]

9. And money laundering and turning/selling sensitive government

And corporate secrets to foreign countries. I think the sex trafficking and abuse of minors was just the beginning of the whole criminal enterprise. What better way to blackmail corrupt millionaires/billionaires and anyone with access to bank secrets, corporate secrets, government secrets.
I think Trump is totally involved … with him it’s all about money anyway he could get it.

[Jilly_in_VA]

8. And meanwhile in the USA

our officials just go on crimng.....

[sop]

11. "Misconduct"? Sounds more like espionage.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. As an aside, down the road

Any part of British Common Law that would apply in the US?

I'd bet some parts could still be resurrected but no one's looked at it in 225 years.