Overview
- Metropolitan Police executed warrants at two Peter Mandelson addresses on Friday as part of a misconduct-in-public-office investigation into alleged leaks of market‑sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The government has ceded vetting records on Mandelson’s 2024 ambassadorial appointment to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, with publication constrained by national security reviews and police requests to avoid prejudicing the probe.
- Keir Starmer apologized to Epstein’s victims, said he was lied to by Mandelson, and defended his decision to continue as prime minister while resisting calls to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.
- Labour infighting intensified as several MPs urged Starmer to quit or overhaul his No 10 team, while opposition leaders pressed for a no‑confidence vote and polls reported steep drops in Labour support alongside market jitters.
- US Justice Department documents reported by media include emails suggesting Mandelson shared government discussions in 2009–2010 and records of $75,000 in payments; he has resigned from the Lords and denies criminal wrongdoing.