"Police are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. A Metropolitan police statement, which did not name Mandelson, said searches were taking place in Camden, north London, and Wiltshire. Mandelson has been living in a rented property in Wiltshire since being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the late convicted child sex offender."
"Deputy assistant commissioner Hayley Sewart said: Officers from the Met's central specialist crime team are in the process of carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area, and another in the Camden area. The searches are related to an ongoing investigation into misconduct in public office offences, involving a 72-year-old man. He has not been arrested and enquiries are ongoing."
"They also suggested Mandelson had received money from Epstein between 2003 and 2004, and had leaked market-sensitive information to him when he was business secretary in Gordon Brown's government in 2009. The information has prompted fury among many Labour MPs, especially after Keir Starmer admitted in the Commons on Wednesday that he had agreed the appointment despite knowing about Mandelson's post-prison ties to Epstein."
Metropolitan Police officers are conducting search warrants at two addresses in Camden and Wiltshire linked to a 72-year-old former government minister amid an investigation into misconduct in public office. The searches are being carried out by the Met's central specialist crime team, and the individual has not been arrested while enquiries continue. Allegations suggest the individual received money from Jeffrey Epstein in 2003–2004 and leaked market-sensitive information to Epstein when serving as business secretary in 2009. The revelations have sparked anger among Labour MPs and prompted the prime minister to authorize the release of related documents, emails and messages.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]