Police 'set to interview Gordon Brown' in probe over Peter Mandelson revealing Cabinet secrets to Jeffrey Epstein

By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 12:22, 9 June 2026 | Updated: 12:22, 9 June 2026 Police are set to interview Gordon Brown as part of their probe into Peter Mandelson's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed. Detectives at Scotland Yard will reportedly invite the former prime minister for an interview to discuss Lord Mandelson's work in his New Labour government. The disgraced peer was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following a search of his properties in north London and Wiltshire. He has been accused of passing sensitive information to Epstein during his time as business secretary in Mr Brown's government between 2008 and 2010. The Metropolitan Police is said to be hoping interviews with those who were in government with Lord Mandelson will provide enough evidence to charge him. This is because detectives are facing delays in obtaining unredacted copies of the so-called 'Epstein files' published in the US, according to the Telegraph. The newspaper reported that the FBI has not responded to Scotland Yard's request for the files, which was made under an informal agreement on information-sharing. This could leave the UK Government having to pursue a bureaucratic 'mutual legal assistance' process to secure the documents, it added. Police are set to interview Gordon Brown as part of their probe into Peter Mandelson's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed Lord Mandelson was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following a search of his properties in north London and Wiltshire Mr Brown has previously said that suggestions Lord Mandelson was passing information to Epstein while in government was 'a betrayal of everything we stand for as a country'. The ex-premier has also said he 'greatly regrets' appointing Lord Mandelson as business secretary in 2008 and making him a peer. Lord Mandelson was sacked as Britain's ambassador to the US last year following further revelations about his links to Epstein, just seven months after he was appointed to the Washington role by Keir Starmer. The Prime Minister has been rocked by the scandal over Lord Mandelson's appointment, with many Labour MPs now mulling whether to ditch him.  Lord Mandelson has vowed to cooperate with the Met Police investigation and 'to clear his name'. He has denied the release of documents about Epstein in the US show he broke any laws or acted for personal gain and repeatedly said he regrets his friendship with Epstein. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'We are not providing comment on our ongoing investigation.'  A spokesman for Mr Brown said: 'Neither Mr Brown nor anyone on his behalf has been approached by the police in relation to an interview about Lord Mandelson.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.