Police are searching addresses in Wiltshire and Camden, north London, as part of a misconduct in public office investigation launched into Lord Peter Mandelson.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart, of the Metropolitan Police, said: “I can confirm that officers from the Met’s Central Specialist Crime team are in the process of carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area, and another in the Camden area.
“The searches are related to an ongoing investigation into misconduct in public office offences, involving a 72-year-old man.
“He has not been arrested and enquiries are ongoing.”
It comes as the lobbying firm co-founded by Lord Mandelson has cut all ties with the former US ambassador in light of his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Global Counsel said Lord Mandelson no longer has a stake in the business nor any influence over it, and co-founder and chief executive Benjamin Wegg-Prosser said he was stepping down.
Meanwhile, Westminster is in disarray as pressure mounts on Sir Keir Starmer to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, or jeopardise his own position as prime minister.
