Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to key eventsSkip to navigation Politics live with Andrew SparrowPoliticsMandelson complains arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he was about to flee the country – UK politics as it happenedFormer US ambassador issues statement via lawyers saying his priority is to cooperate with police and clear his name Updated 9h ago Joe Coughlan and Andrew Sparrow Tue 24 Feb 2026 21.40 CETFirst published on Tue 24 Feb 2026 09.38 CETShare Key events9h agoClosing summary 11h agoLord speaker says claim he tipped off Met about Mandelson is 'entirely false' 11h agoClaim that lord speaker tipped off Met about Mandelson 'completely untrue', source says 11h agoHow Mandelson reportedly claimed Met heard allegation he was about to flee from lord speaker 12h agoMandelson complains police arrested him because of 'baseless' claim he was about to flee UK, and vows to clear his name
Published: February 24, 2026 4:00 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original