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Mandelson's lawyers say his arrest followed 'baseless suggestion' he planned to leave UK
Peter Mandelson was arrested over allegations of passing sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein and released on bail after police cited a baseless flight risk claim.
- Police arrested the 72-year-old in Camden on Monday, February 23, and he was released on bail early Tuesday after questioning at Wandsworth Police Station.
- After new material surfaced in the 'Epstein files', the Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation this month after 2009 emails suggested Mandelson leaked sensitive policy discussions from Gordon Brown's adviser.
- Plain-Clothes officers swooped on his Camden home on Monday, he was held for nine hours and reports say his passport was surrendered as part of bail conditions.
- Mandelson's lawyers said the arrest followed a 'baseless suggestion' and asked the MPS for evidence, denying he planned to leave and confirming he will cooperate to clear his name.
- The Commons Business and Trade Committee will begin gathering information ahead of any inquiry, with the first release of files expected in early March after Keir Starmer's government passed communications to police.
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The former British ambassador in Washington, Peter Mandelson , arrested on Monday by the police and released on bail hours later, defended himself on Tuesday saying that he was arrested despite having previously agreed with the police that he would appear voluntarily at a later date and denies having had any intention of leaving the United Kingdom. He states this in a statement issued by his legal representatives, from the Mishcon firm in Reya, …
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Swindon AdvertiserPeter Mandelson issues statement after 'fears he would leave the country'
Peter Mandelson's lawyers have claimed that his arrest was prompted by 'baseless' claims he was planning to leave the country, following a raid on his home in Wiltshire.
Peter Mandelson blasts police for arresting him over ‘baseless’ suggestion he was planning to flee UK
A statement on behalf of Lord Mandelson by his lawyers claimed the former minister's arrest 'was prompted by a baseless suggestion that he was planning to leave the country and take up permanent residence abroad'.
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