Properties in London and Wiltshire were investigated by police over alleged leaks by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Published on February 6, 2026
British police are searching two properties in Washington belonging to the former ambassador Peter Mandelson He investigates allegations of misconduct in public office linked to the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The fallout from the scandal continued engage in Prime Minister Keir Starr said on Friday that police said they were searching two addresses in the Camden area of London and in the southwestern county of Wiltshire.
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Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said the Met’s Central Specialist Crime Team was investigating the two properties. investigation Misbehavior in public office offences, including a 72-year-old”.
Mandelson, 72, has homes in Wiltshire and the Camden area of London.
The former envoy, who is being investigated over documents suggesting he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago, has not been arrested or charged.
Starmer was already there Removed After Mandelson published the first batch of emails in September, they show Epstein remained friends after the late financier was convicted of sex crimes against a minor in 2008.
But emails recently released by the US Department of Justice show that Mandelson, as business secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labor government, also passed on sensitive, potential market information to the financier.
The latest revelations have prompted the starr’s detractors and even those in his own party to question his judgment at a time when opinion polls show he is deeply unpopular with the British public.
The prime minister apologized on Thursday for believing Mandelson’s “lie” in appointing him as ambassador. His government has pledged to “give the necessary support and assistance to the police”.
He is now under pressure to fire his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who is close to Mandelson and is believed to have pushed for his appointment as US ambassador.
Mandelson, who Resigned Starmer left his position in the upper chamber of parliament on Sunday and left his position in the upper chamber of parliament on Sunday, not responding to messages seeking comment.