The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they are investigating Peter Mandelson for misconduct in a public office which can carry a life sentence.
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has also written to Scotland Yard over Mandelson who was the Business Secretary at the time and is accused of passing over sensitive material to the former disgraced financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Brown who was the PM at the time of the alleged offences, wrote to the head of the Met Police, Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, he provided evidence which he described as an “inexcusable and unpatriotic act”.
The former Prime Minister also provided a letter he sent in September 2025, to Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald, where Brown warned of Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein during the global financial crash.
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In a statement, Brown said, “I have today written to the Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, with information relevant to his investigation of Lord Mandelson’s disclosure of market sensitive and confidential Government information to the American financier, Jeffrey Epstein, an inexcusable and unpatriotic act at a time when the whole government and country were attempting to address the global financial crisis that was damaging so many livelihoods.
“I have sent Sir Mark correspondence, exchanged between myself and the Cabinet Secretary last year, and I have also passed over information arising from it that may be important in his current investigation.
“I have included the letter I sent in September 2025 asking the Cabinet Secretary to investigate the veracity of information contained in the Epstein papers regarding the sale of assets arising from the banking collapse and communications about them between Lord Mandelson and Mr Epstein.
“I have also included the November 2026 (sic) response from the Cabinet Secretary who said about this that ‘no records of information or correspondence from Lord Mandelson’s mailbox’ could be found.
“Having drawn their attention to relevant evidence, the matter now rests in the hands of the police.”
Commander Ella Marriott, of the Metropolitan Police, said: “Following the further release of millions of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Department of Justice, the Met received a number of reports into alleged misconduct in public office including a referral from the UK Government.
“I can confirm that the Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former Government Minister, for misconduct in public office offences.
“The Met will continue to assess all relevant information brought to our attention as part of this investigation and won’t be commenting any further at this time.”
