The country’s top civil servant has been tasked with carrying out a review after documents apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing information to Epstein while the peer was a cabinet minister in Gordon Brown’s government. Documents released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) indicate Epstein was sent details of internal discussions from the heart of the UK government after the global financial crisis. Lord Mandelson, the then-business secretary, appeared to tell Epstein he would lobby ministers over a tax on bankers’ bonuses in 2009, and to confirm an imminent bailout package for the euro the day before it was announced in 2010. “Following this release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. On Sunday night, Lord Mandelson resigned his Labour membership and said he has “no record or recollection” of alleged financial payments made to him by Epstein.

Source: The Times February 03, 2026 01:44 UTC