Overview
- UK police arrested Peter Mandelson last week as part of a probe into claims he transmitted inside information connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Newly released Epstein documents include allegations he passed information to Epstein while serving as business secretary.
- Commentary describes the episode as a seismic blow to Labour and a fresh test of Keir Starmer’s judgment.
- US insiders told The i Paper he had “no real juice” in Washington and was far from the touted “Trump whisperer.”
- No 10 says the extent of Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein only became clear after files released in September, a disclosure that preceded his firing as ambassador.