Met Police assess reports of alleged misconduct after Mandelson emails published
Lord Mandelson accused of sending government information to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Police are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing on sensitive government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Scottish National Party and Reform UK have reported the peer to police. We hear from a journalist who spoke to Lord Mandelson on Sunday evening.
Also on the programme: it's not just Britain's monarchy that's been left reeling from the release of the Epstein files, Norway's royal family is also facing difficult questions. BBC Africa Eye investigates human rights abuses after a disputed election in Tanzania, and Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky faces criticism for series of AI films about the American Revolutionary War.
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