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Mandelson's lawyers say his arrest followed 'baseless suggestion' he planned to leave UK
Peter Mandelson was arrested over claims he passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein and released on bail after police deemed flight risk claims baseless.
- 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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Peter Mandelson denies 'baseless' claim of fleeing UK for British Virgin Islands
Lord Peter Mandelson is denying accusations that he was preparing to flee the United Kingdom before his arrest by the Metropolitan Police. The former British ambassador to the United States was released from police custody on Tuesday after having been detained the previous day, according to his lawyers at Mishcon de Reya. Mandelson said it was a “baseless suggestion” that he was planning to resettle in a foreign country amid the scandal of his r…
Police arrest Mandelson after 'baseless' fears he would flee the country
Police arrive at Peter Mandelson’s house (Picture: Roland Hoskins) The arrest of Peter Mandelson was sparked after a ‘baseless’ claim he was going to fly out of the UK and live in another country, his lawyers have said. The disgraced peer was led away by police from his Camden flat on Monday night before being bailed. His law firm Mishcon de Reya said in a statement issued on Tuesday evening: ‘Peter Mandelson was arrested yesterday despite an ag…
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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Peter 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.
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