Peter Mandelson

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Former senior civil servant ready to help Mandelson investigations

Sir Simon Fraser worked closely with Peter Mandelson when he was EU trade commissioner and when he returned to London as business secretary

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Feb 26, 2026
Peter Mandelson, EU Commissioner for Trade, at a press conference in Brussels.
Mandelson’s business emails have vanished, lobbying firm admits

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European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Britain's Prince Andrew meet in Brussels.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed to MPs on Wednesday that he had been the source of the intelligence
Police apologise to Commons Speaker for giving Mandelson his name

Sir Lindsay Hoyle was the source that led officers to arrest the peer over claims he was set to flee

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Feb 24, 2026
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What happens next after Lord Mandelson’s release on bail?

Police are continuing to investigate the former minister, who is alleged to have passed documents to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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Andrew files may reveal Mandelson’s influence in trade envoy role

Officials are examining documents related to the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested last week

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Lord Mandelson in red and gold robes, in the House of Lords.
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Peers should be screened in full public view

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Mar 1, 2026
Andrew and Mandelson investigations could drag on more than a year

Police fear US Department of Justice will play ‘hardball’ over release of unredacted emails from the Epstein files needed for investigations

The Times
Feb 28, 2026
IN CHARTS
Just how popular is Keir Starmer?

The Labour prime minister has seen his approval ratings collapse. Follow the latest opinion polls with our live popularity tracker

The Times
Feb 27, 2026
Former senior civil servant ready to help Mandelson investigations

Sir Simon Fraser worked closely with Peter Mandelson when he was EU trade commissioner and when he returned to London as business secretary

The Times
Feb 26, 2026
Mandelson’s business emails have vanished, lobbying firm admits

‘Significant’ batch of messages from peer’s account with Global Counsel, the company he founded but which has now gone into administration, have gone missing

The Times
Feb 26, 2026
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Rival suggestions to sort out student loans

Write to Sir, Your campaign to end the student-loan rip-off is to be applauded. I do, however, object to the broader narrative, reiterated by Ben Wilkinson...

The Times
Feb 25, 2026
THE TIMES VIEW
End the silence over the British end of Epstein’s trade in misery

The state is prioritising official confidentiality over the sexual exploitation of women. Gordon Brown is right to put the spotlight on what happened here

The Times
Feb 25, 2026
Police apologise to Commons Speaker for giving Mandelson his name

Sir Lindsay Hoyle was the source that led officers to arrest the peer over claims he was set to flee

The Times
Feb 24, 2026
What happens next after Lord Mandelson’s release on bail?

Police are continuing to investigate the former minister, who is alleged to have passed documents to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Times
Feb 24, 2026
Andrew files may reveal Mandelson’s influence in trade envoy role

Officials are examining documents related to the 2001 appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested last week

The Times
Feb 24, 2026
THE TIMES VIEW
Peers should be screened in full public view

Elevation to the House of Lords is a privilege. More rigorous scrutiny of who gets a job for life in the unelected upper chamber is long overdue

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Peter Mandelson is a former Labour politician and a key architect of New Labour. Known as the “prince of darkness” for his skill as a political strategist, he was instrumental in the 1997 election victory and served in the cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. From February 2025 he served as the British ambassador to the United States under Keir Starmer, but was dismissed seven months later over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. After further revelations about his relationship with the late paedophile, revealed in the Epstein files, Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party and the House of Lords in February 2026. The Met Police have begun a criminal investigation into his alleged misconduct in public office.