Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government handed material to the police to investigate whether Mr Mandelson leaked information to Epstein during the financial crash. Mr Starmer told his ministers on Feb 3 that Mr Mandelson’s alleged leaks to Epstein were “disgraceful”. A few hours later, Mr Mandelson said he would retire from Parliament’s upper house , the House of Lords. A spokesperson, however, has said Mr Mandelson had no recollection of financial payments, totalling US$75,000 (S$95,000), from Epstein, as suggested by other emails and media reports. In an interview with the Times conducted late last month and published on Feb 3, Mr Mandelson said Epstein had been a “master manipulator”.

Source: The Times February 04, 2026 03:51 UTC