{"id":320605,"date":"2026-02-24T21:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/police-feared-mandelson-was-planning-to-leave-uk-for-virgin-islands\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:01:26","slug":"police-feared-mandelson-was-planning-to-leave-uk-for-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/police-feared-mandelson-was-planning-to-leave-uk-for-virgin-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Police feared Mandelson was planning to leave UK for Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FTcqd85Mhao\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Police feared Mandelson was planning to leave UK for Virgin Islands\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTcqd85Mhao\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police arrested Peter Mandelson because they had been told he was preparing to leave the UK for the British Virgin Islands, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that Scotland Yard originally planned to interview the former Labour peer under caution in a fortnight&#8217;s time, and were not planning to arrest him at that time.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer issued a statement saying the claims were &quot;baseless&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The former peer was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released on bail.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously denied all wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-labour-farage-chagos-cabinet-secretary-12593360<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Metropolitan Police arrested Peter Mandelson because they had been told he was preparing to leave the UK for the British Virgin Islands, Sky News understands. 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