The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is providing early investigative advice to two police forces probing Lord Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew over their links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A CPS spokesperson confirmed they are advising the Metropolitan Police on its investigation into a 72-year-old man, and Thames Valley Police on a 66-year-old man. Both men were arrested earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office and have been released under investigation.
Lord Mandelson, former UK ambassador to the US, is accused of disclosing sensitive information to Epstein while business secretary. Emails from 2009 appear to show him passing on policy assessments and discussing a bankers' bonus tax and a euro bailout package. He lost his ambassador role last September due to his Epstein association.
Prince Andrew faces a separate Thames Valley Police investigation. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. A US congressman has backed the Met Police Commissioner's call for US authorities to release unredacted correspondence between Mandelson and Epstein, which the Met has requested.
