Overview
- Prosecutors said Wednesday they are providing early investigative advice to the Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police as officers examine links between Lord Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein.
- Both men were arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released under investigation, with no charges authorized at this stage.
- The inquiries focus on claims that confidential government or trade information was shared with Epstein, after US Justice Department files released in January included emails that appear to show policy discussions and updates sent to him.
- Police are seeking more detail from US authorities, with the Home Office supporting mutual legal assistance requests and the Met pressing for unredacted material from the US document release.
- The National Police Chiefs’ Council has set up a group to review potential UK-based offenses against women and girls in the files, while Buckingham Palace says the King’s state visit to the United States will proceed next month without meetings with Epstein survivors during the active investigations.