<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> have arrested Peter Mandelson, a former </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/uk" rel="" target="" title="UK"><span>UK</span></a><span> ambassador to the </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span>, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/jeffrey-epstein" rel="" target="" title="Jeffrey Epstein"><span>Jeffrey Epstein</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="http://9news.com.au/london" rel="" target="" title="London's"><span>London's</span></a><span> Metropolitan Police force on Monday (early Tuesday AEDT) said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office" at an address in north London.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It did not name Mandelson, in keeping with British police practice but the suspect in the case has previously been identified as Mandelson.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-pm-anthony-albanese-throws-support-behind-push-to-remove-former-prince-from-line-of-succession/8efe37b6-5ff5-48ba-aa48-fe1834cc89cd"><strong><span>Albanese backs push to deliver final Andrew humiliation</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are investigating Mandelson over documents suggesting he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago. He does not face any allegations of sexual misconduct.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His arrest comes four days after </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/prince-andrew" rel="" target="" title="Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor"><span>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor</span></a><span>, the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-police-arrive-at-home-amid-jeffrey-epstein-investigation/8b871351-30b7-4202-99e6-04169219b5d6" rel="" target="" title="former prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicion of a similar offence"><span>former prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicion of a similar offence</span></a><span> related to his friendship with Epstein.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mandelson was fired from his diplomatic post in September after emails were published showing that he maintained a friendship with Epstein after the financier's 2008 conviction for sex offences involving a minor. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/peter-mandelson-arrested-uk-police-arrest-former-ambassador-to-us-in-probe-into-jeffrey-epstein-ties/dc454717-b369-4183-a7e4-6cd2bbcba1cc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When more details emerged in documents released by the US Justice Department last month, police opened a criminal probe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: </span></strong></em><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via </span></strong></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span> and </span></strong></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em></em></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by </span></strong></em><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a><em></em></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to </span></strong></em><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a><em></em></li></ul></div></div>