Overview
- Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to appear before a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a move that could avert a planned contempt vote.
- London’s Metropolitan Police said they are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after documents suggested Peter Mandelson shared sensitive government information with Epstein.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for Mandelson to give up his House of Lords seat and ordered the cabinet secretary to examine the peer’s contacts with Epstein; Mandelson quit the Labour Party and denies wrongdoing.
- Files describe alleged 2003–2004 payments tied to Mandelson, a 2009 loan for his husband’s studies, and emails about bankers’ bonuses and a eurozone bailout, all of which Mandelson disputes.
- Pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor intensified with new photos and calls for U.S. testimony, while Sarah Ferguson’s charity said it will close and Queen’s University Belfast removed George Mitchell’s name from an institute citing his links to Epstein.