UK Police Search Peter Mandelson-Linked Properties in Epstein Probe
Met officers searched two properties in Camden and Wiltshire linked to 72-year-old Peter Mandelson on Feb. 6, 2026 in a misconduct-in-public-office probe tied to Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Overview
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said on Feb. 6, 2026 that officers from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime team were executing search warrants at two addresses in Camden and Wiltshire linked to 72-year-old Peter Mandelson in an investigation into misconduct in public office.
The searches follow the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of Epstein-related files showing a June 2009 email in which Mandelson forwarded a memo proposing £20 billion of asset sales and allegedly shared market-sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the DOJ release.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised in Parliament on Feb. 5, 2026 for appointing Mandelson and said Mandelson had 'lied repeatedly,' while government ministers pledged to 'provide whatever support and assistance the police need,' Starmer said.
The DOJ files also included bank records showing $75,000 paid into accounts linked to Mandelson between 2003 and 2004 and emails suggesting Epstein may have sent £10,000 to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Police said enquiries are ongoing and Mandelson has not been arrested as of Feb. 6, 2026, while opposition Conservatives and some Labour MPs demanded release of vetting materials and Parliament may open further scrutiny, MPs and government sources said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame Starmer’s predicament as an intensifying leadership crisis, foregrounding jeopardy and political consequences through evaluative language ('worst week', 'widespread anger') and by prioritizing rivals, procedural scenarios and damaging document revelations while offering only brief defensive material (an apology). The coverage emphasizes risk over contextual explanations.
FAQ
Mandelson forwarded a memo in June 2009 proposing £20 billion of asset sales and shared other market-sensitive information with Epstein.
Starmer apologised in Parliament on Feb. 5, 2026, for appointing Mandelson, accused him of lying repeatedly, and pledged government support to the police.
Mandelson has not been arrested as of Feb. 6, 2026, and police enquiries are ongoing.
Bank records show $75,000 paid into accounts linked to Mandelson between 2003 and 2004, and emails suggest Epstein sent £10,000 to Reinaldo Avila da Silva.
Mandelson was sacked as US Ambassador, resigned from the Labour Party, quit the House of Lords, and faces potential criminal charges for misconduct in public office.
