- Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle gave information to the Metropolitan Police about Lord Peter Mandelson, leading to his arrest.
- Sir Lindsay stated he passed on information, received from a local source in the British Virgin Islands, suggesting Lord Mandelson planned to flee to the territory.
- Lord Mandelson was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office and subsequently released on bail until May.
- His lawyers, Mishcon de Reya, denied the suggestion he planned to leave the country as a 'baseless suggestion' and stated he had previously agreed to speak to police voluntarily.
- The arrest follows that of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor last week, also on suspicion of misconduct in public office, concerning allegations of sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein.
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