Met Police Apologize for Wrongly Linking Speaker to Mandelson Arrest

0:00What's up, I'm Cory, and this episode is brought to you by NordVPN. If you use public Wi-Fi or care about your privacy online, NordVPN helps keep your connection, secure across all your devices. Links in the episode description. Here are your UK headlines. Metropolitan police apologized to the speaker of the House of Lords after wrongly naming him as the source of a tip leading to Lord Mandelsons. Officers arrested the former British ambassador to the United States at his London Home on Monday over allegations of misconduct in public office. The claim stemmed from suggestions he shared, market-sensitive government information with the late Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a minister. Earlier this week, common speaker Sir Lindsey Hoyle confirmed he passed relevant details to police about a possible flight risk for Mandelsons. This came from information Hoyle received during a visit to the British Virgin Islands last week. Mandelsons lawyers called the arrest trigger baseless and said he was not planning to leave the country permanently.

1:03The speaker of the House of Lords quickly denied any role in the tip-off, calling reports about him entirely false. He met with police on Thursday alongside Lord Forsyfe, who had requested urgent talks to clear up how his own name surfaced in the mix. Sir Lindsey also faced fallout after police accidentally revealed his involvement. On Wednesday, the Met issued formal apologies to both speakers for inadvertently disclosing the sources. Mandelsons was questioned at Wandsworth Police Station, then released on bail with his passport surrendered, pending further checks. Police continue investigating the Epstein-related allegations, which surfaced from recent US Department of Justice documents. Mandelsons maintains he did nothing criminal and plans to fully cooperate to clear his name. Mandelsons maintains he did nothing criminal and plans to fully cooperate to clear his name.