How Did A Tip-Off From Sir Lindsay Hoyle Lead To Peter Mandelson’s Arrest?
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Today, the Metropolitan Police apologised to the Commons Speaker for "inadvertently revealing information" relating to Lord Mandelson's arrest on Monday.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle addressed the House of Commons before Prime Minister’s Questions to confirm he had passed information to the Metropolitan Police suggesting the peer could be a flight risk. Lord Mandelson’s lawyers say he had agreed to an interview next month, and the decision to take him into custody was prompted by a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to "take up permanent residence abroad".
Adam and Chris unpack how this story unfolded over a busy day in the House of Commons. And Faisal has been speaking to the chancellor about the student loans system - but why are student loans rising up the political agenda?
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| 0:05.0 | Chris and I have returned from the Excel Centre where we did a lot of walking yesterday to see David Lammy. |
| 0:12.0 | We really did. It's that way, oh, down this escalator. Oh, no, there's another escalator and then you walk past 17 coffee shops and eventually get to the railway station. |
| 0:22.3 | It's a very, very, very big convention centre. |
| 0:25.3 | Now, Chris, before we start this episode, Miranda, who is producing this episode, has written |
| 0:29.5 | me a note about what's coming up. |
| 0:31.5 | She's done it all in caps, so it feels a little bit like a Donald Trump truth social post. |
| 0:36.2 | Shall I read it out as presumably Miranda intended? |
| 0:39.0 | Let's pay some attention to this matter. |
| 0:41.4 | Where will you be at 7 a.m. on Friday? |
| 0:44.7 | Oh, is this to me or you? |
| 0:45.6 | Yeah, it's just rhetorical. |
| 0:47.0 | We will do a live stream |
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| 0:58.0 | It doesn't say thanks for your attention in this matter, |
| 1:00.3 | which does slightly spoil the gag, |
| 1:02.6 | but it does reinforce the message |
| 1:04.5 | that Chris and I and others will be here at 7 o'clock |
| 1:09.0 | on Friday morning with the results of that very, very important |
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