The bizarre backstory to Lord Mandelson's arrest
The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Speaker of the House of Commons for inadvertently revealing information during an investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office.
Peter Mandelson's lawyers received information from the police suggesting Mandelson may be planning to leave the country.
Senior Scotland Yard officers are also understood to be meeting Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Wednesday to explain the error, which is internally regarded as a serious protocol breach.
Hoyle said he passed information to the Metropolitan Police about Lord Peter Mandelson, after the peer claimed “baseless suggestions” he was a flight risk had led to his arrest this week.
In a statement in Parliament on Wednesday morning, Sir Lindsay said he wanted to confirm media reports that he was the source of the information, which Lord Mandelson claims was the reason for his arrest, to "prevent any inaccurate speculation".
The Times reported that Hoyle told officers he had been informed the peer was allegedly planning to flee Britain for the British Virgin Islands.
Hoyle did not confirm what information he had passed to the police in his statement, but referenced "comments in the media regarding the arrest of Lord Mandelson".
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