The Liberal Democrats have urged the UK’s financial regulator to immediately investigate Peter Mandelson, saying his apparent decision to leak highly confidential government information to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein may have led to insider trading. That apparently included information on sensitive fiscal and political developments including Brown’s own resignation, as well as a €500bn eurozone rescue deal. Those emails appear to have been sent to Epstein hours before they were publicly announced in May 2010. Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to the US in September 2025, resigned from the House of Lords on Tuesday. “I therefore urge the FCA to launch an immediate investigation into whether Peter Mandelson’s actions constitute a criminal offence under insider trading laws.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2026 20:01 UTC