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Police receive misconduct in public office reports after Mandelson allegations

The peer features a number of times in the US Department of Justice’s recent document dump related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

The Guardian view on the Mandelson-Epstein emails: unavoidable questions of misconduct in public office

Editorial: Leaking crisis policy to financiers demands investigation, not evasion. Gordon Brown understands this. Credibility can’t be pursued at the expense of trust

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

Takeaways from investigation into the toxic forever chemical legacy of the South’s carpet industry

A major investigative collaboration among five newsrooms shows how chemicals used to make carpets stain-resistant have contaminated swaths of the South

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Sarwar refuses to say if PM will address this month’s Scottish Labour conference

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar instead would only say he would be ‘leading’ his party’s pre-election conference.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Mandelson has been ousted from Labour – but Starmer hasn’t heard the end of it

NEWS ANALYSIS: The scandal has echoes of the Christopher Pincher affair that finished off Boris Johnson, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK · Feb 2

OPINION - Was Jeffrey Epstein the Devil himself? Maybe, one of his imps

Epstein offered the most obvious temptations: sex and money. And it worked

Evening Standard · Feb 2

King’s legal team urged to contact lawyers over Andrew allegations

The former prince features heavily in the latest document dump from the US Department of Justice.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

MP Dan Norris further arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault

Norris, 66, ‘vigorously denies’ claims and was suspended by the Labour Party after his original arrest on suspicion of historical child sex offences

Evening Standard · Feb 2

MP Dan Norris further arrested over sex offence allegations

Avon and Somerset Police began investigating a man in his 60s in December 2024.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

What’s really behind Labour’s civil war: John Rentoul answers your questions

ASK ME ANYTHING: In a recent Q&A with Independent readers, chief political commentator John Rentoul argues that Labour’s internal turmoil under Keir Starmer reflects a deeper crisis of discipline and direction that could hand the political initiative to Nigel Farage

The Independent UK · Feb 2