Police Arrest Former UK Ambassador After Epstein Disclosures

Peter Mandelson was captured on video being taken into custody.

Former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson outside his home in London on Feb. 21, 2026. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

A former British ambassador to the United States was arrested Feb. 23 after the U.S. government released emails between the ambassador and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Peter Mandelson, 72, the former ambassador to the United States, was seen in footage captured by the BBC being escorted into a police vehicle by officers in the London borough of Camden.