Police Start Criminal Probe Into Mandelson on Epstein Emails (1)

London’s Metropolitan Police has started a criminal probe into Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office, after the UK government said it had referred communications between him and Jeffrey Epstein to the authorities.

“The Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former government minister, for misconduct in public office offences,” commander Ella Marriott said in a statement, without naming Mandelson in keeping with usual police practice for people who haven’t been charged. “The Met will continue to assess all relevant information brought to our attention as part of this investigation and won’t be commenting ...