Met apologises to Commons speaker for sharing tip-off with Mandelson’s lawyers
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The Metropolitan Police has apologized to Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for sharing information with Peter Mandelson's lawyers that identified Hoyle as the source of a tip-off. The information concerned allegations that Mandelson, a former UK ambassador, planned to flee the country. The Met shared a custody document with Mandelson's lawyers that mistakenly referred to Hoyle as the source. Hoyle had passed the information to the police "in good faith" after receiving it from an authority figure in the British Virgin Islands, where he recently visited. Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, accused of sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein, but denies wrongdoing and has been released on bail. Senior Scotland Yard officers are meeting with Hoyle to explain the breach of protocol.
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