Mandelson v the Met: what the statement issued after arrest tells us

Former Labour MP’s lawyers Mishcon de Reya issued short statement on his behalf that ended up saying an awful lotUK politics live – latest updatesIt didn’t take long for Peter Mandelson to go public.It was only a few hours after he was pictured on Tuesday returning home after his arrest that he decided to hit back.Peter Mandelson was arrested yesterday despite an agreement with the police that he would attend an interview next month on a voluntary basis.The arrest was prompted by a baseless suggestion that he was planning to leave the country and take up permanent residence abroad. There is absolutely no truth whatsoever in any such suggestion.We have asked the MPS for the evidence relied upon to justify the arrest.Peter Mandelson’s overriding priority is to cooperate with the police investigation, as he has done throughout this process, and to clear his name. Continue reading...