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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah and Pippa Crerar

Mandelson faces EU inquiry into Brussels trade role over Epstein links

Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson served as EU trade commissioner between 2004 and 2008. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU’s anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels.

The commission said it referred the peer, 72, to the European Anti-Fraud Office, known as Olaf, last week after the US Department of Justice released documents allegedly showing he shared sensitive government information with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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