Mandelson's Bail Lifted, Epstein Case Probes Continue

0:00On March 6th, Peter Mandelson, the 72-year-old labor peer, has had his bail conditions lifted by Metropolitan Police. They arrested him last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly leaking sensitive government documents to Jeffrey Epstein while. He served as business secretary under Gordon Brown. Officers released him under investigation with the probe still active. Earlier this month, police acted on a tip from commonspeaker Sir Lindsey Hoyle that Mandelson might flee the country. They picked him up at his London home on February 23rd, around 430 in the afternoon, and held him briefly before bail. His lawyers confirmed today that police returned his passport and dropped all restrictions. They stressed he never posed a flight risk in plans to keep cooperating fully, though he won't comment further for now. Meanwhile, this case echoes the arrest of Andrew Mowbatton-Winzer last month by Tems Valley Police for similar allegations. As Britain's former trade envoy, he's accused of sharing confidential reports with Epstein,

1:02and he, too, was released under investigation without charges. Both situations stemmed from recently released U.S. Epstein files highlighting these connections during the financial crisis era. Officials say the inquiries continue as they sift through the evidence.