Police have released Peter Mandelson from his bail conditions after deciding he was not a flight risk, the Guardian has learned.
Sources say the Metropolitan police have decided to drop the conditions they applied after arresting him on suspicion of misconduct in public office last month, though he remains under investigation.
Mandelson was arrested at his London home in late February as part of an investigation into whether he leaked Downing Street emails and market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and child sex offender. Mandelson has denied any wrongdoing.
The former cabinet minister said he was told by officers during his questioning that he had been arrested after a tip-off from the Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, that he was planning to flee to the British Virgin Islands.
The Met is understood to believe it made the right decision to arrest the peer, but has apologised to Hoyle for revealing his name.
A Met spokesperson said: “A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released under investigation. The investigation remains ongoing.”
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