Peter Mandelson

Mandelson was fired in September 2025 from his job as envoy in Washington after emails were published showing he maintained a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the late financier’s conviction for sex offenses involving a minor. In February 2026 he resigned from the House of Lords and faces a police investigation for alleged misconduct in public office, after a trove of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice suggested Mandelson may have shared sensitive information with Epstein when he was government minister. The newly released files also suggest that in 2003-2004, Epstein sent three payments totaling $75,000 to accounts linked to Mandelson or his partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva. Misconduct in public office carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Opening an investigation does not mean Mandelson will be arrested, charged or convicted.