{"id":315125,"date":"2026-02-04T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-police-investigating-peter-mandelson-after-the-release-of-epstein-files-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:00:06","slug":"why-are-the-police-investigating-peter-mandelson-after-the-release-of-epstein-files-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-police-investigating-peter-mandelson-after-the-release-of-epstein-files-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are the police investigating Peter Mandelson after the release of Epstein files? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ALd_hjMiT9Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are the police investigating Peter Mandelson after the release of Epstein files? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALd_hjMiT9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson after new files released seemed to suggest he had passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. <\/p>\n<p>Lord Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords following the latest revelations, though he retains the right to use the title of Lord.<\/p>\n<p>The government says it is moving to draft legislation that will strip him of his title and the opposition are expected to try and force the government to release papers relating to Mandelson\u2019s hiring as US ambassador. <\/p>\n<p>Adam and Chris are joined by Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent and Daniela Relph who has the latest on seeming revelations about Sarah Ferguson. <\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers. <\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #epsteinfiles #uknews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson after new files released seemed to suggest he had passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords following the latest revelations, though he retains the right to use the title of Lord. 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