Lord Mandelson has been reported to the police over allegations he leaked Downing Street files to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Met Police has confirmed it will review “a number of reports” following the further release of documents relating to the paedophile financier.
Detectives said they have received a number of reports “relating to alleged misconduct” in public roles.
Commander Ella Marriott said: “We are aware of the further release of millions of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Department of Justice.”
She continued: “Following this release and subsequent media reporting, the Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office.”
“The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation. As with any matter, if new and relevant information is brought to our attention we will assess it, and investigate as appropriate.”
Earlier today, Lord Mandelson wrote to the general secretary of the Labour Party to resign his party membership, saying: “Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to me 20 years ago, and of which I have no record or recollection, need investigating by me.
“While doing this I do not wish to cause further embarrassment to the Labour Party and I am therefore stepping down from membership of the party.”
Peter Mandelson left the Labour Party
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GETTYThe UK’s former ambassador to the US features a number of times in millions of pages released by the US Department of Justice as part of the so-called “Epstein files.”
The country’s top civil servant has been tasked with carrying out a review after documents apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing information to Epstein while the peer was a cabinet minister in Gordon Brown’s government.
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