"Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is said to have last month asked the US ambassador Warren Stephens for full documents relating to the peer, who was sacked as UK ambassador to the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Sir Mark is expected to push the US authorities further during a visit to Washington this week."
"However some information in the exchanges had been redacted to protect victims and avoid jeopardising ongoing investigations. The Met has confirmed it is actively seeking further detail from law enforcement partners, including in the US. It is feared that, if the American authorities refuse to cooperate, formal requests for the emails will need to be submitted under a legal agreement between the US and the UK."
"The Met is investigating claims Lord Mandelson passed on market-sensitive information to Epstein during his time as business secretary. The 72-year-old, who was sacked from his post as ambassador to the US last year and resigned from the House of Lords in January, has previously denied any wrongdoing."
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is pressing US authorities to provide full, unredacted versions of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein's files. The investigation focuses on Lord Peter Mandelson, a Labour peer who was dismissed as UK ambassador to the US due to his association with Epstein. Both Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were arrested and bailed following the US Department of Justice's release of three million Epstein-related documents. Police suspect Mandelson of misconduct in public office, specifically regarding allegations he passed market-sensitive information to Epstein during his tenure as business secretary. Some documents remain redacted to protect victims and ongoing investigations. If US authorities refuse cooperation, formal mutual legal assistance requests may be necessary, potentially taking a year with no guarantee of document release.
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