00:25The Epstein investigation is widening
00:29And now it's shaking the British political establishment
00:32Days after the detention of Prince Andrew
00:35Another powerful name has entered the spotlight
00:38Former UK ambassador to Washington
00:41And senior labor figure Peter Mandelson
00:44Has been arrested in London
00:46Over alleged links to documents
00:48Tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
00:51What began as a document release
00:53Is rapidly becoming a political crisis
00:56London's Metropolitan Police
00:59Confirmed that a 72-year-old man
01:01Was arrested on suspicion of misconduct
01:04In public office
01:05Authorities later confirmed it was Mandelson
01:08Television footage showed him being escorted
01:11From his North London home
01:13Following earlier property searches
01:15Linked to the probe
01:16He was taken for questioning
01:18And later released on bail
01:19Pending further investigation
01:21Investigators are examining claims
01:24That Mandelson may have shared
01:26Sensitive government material with Epstein
01:28While serving as minister
01:30Including during the 2008 financial crisis
01:34The allegations stem from a fresh tranche
01:37Of Epstein-related documents
01:38Released by U.S. authorities last month
01:41Mandelson has long admitted knowing Epstein
01:44But insists he was misled
01:46About the financier's crimes
01:48His lawyers say he deeply regrets
01:51Ever trusting Epstein's assurances
01:53The scandal is already reverberating
01:56Through Westminster
01:57Prime Minister Keir Starmer
01:59Previously removed Mandelson
02:01From his diplomatic role
02:02After earlier document releases
02:04Revealed the depth of their relationship
02:06Starmer later apologized
02:09to Epstein's victims
02:10And accused Mandelson
02:12Of misleading officials
02:13During his vetting process
02:15The controversy has triggered
02:17Resignations among senior advisors
02:19And fresh scrutiny
02:20Of government oversight
02:22The government now plans to release
02:24Tens of thousands of emails
02:26Messages and internal records
02:28Tied to Mandelson's appointment
02:30The first batch could arrive within weeks
02:33And may reveal how much officials
02:35Knew about his links to Epstein
02:37Meanwhile, several corporate clients
02:40And organizations have reportedly
02:42Cut ties with Mandelson's network
02:44Adding financial consequences
02:46To the political storm
02:47With Prince Andrew already under investigation
02:51And Mandelson now questioned by police
02:53The Epstein fallout in Britain
02:55Is far from over
02:57And as more files emerge
02:59The question facing London
03:00Is no longer whether the scandal will grow
03:03But how far it will reach
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