Epstein files latest: US sex offender joked about 'incest' with Mandelson, emails suggest

A Scottish MP has reported Lord Mandelson to the Metropolitan Police over his association with Jeffrey Epstein while working as a government minister.

Stephen Flynn, the Westminster leader for the Scottish National Party (SNP), said in a statement the "disgraceful revelations" about Mandelson's relationship with Epstein "must be fully investigated by the UK government and all appropriate authorities".

He said: 

"There is no question that Lord Mandelson's actions were shameful and unethical - the only question is the extent to which his actions breached the ministerial code and the law.

"I have, therefore, reported Peter Mandelson to the Metropolitan Police."

Our chief political correspondent Jon Craig reacted to the news...

The Met have been approached for comment.

Mandelson announced his resignation from the Labour Party yesterday, but has so far given no indication if he will give up his peerage in the House of Lords.

On his relationship with Epstein, Mandelson has said: "I was wrong to believe Epstein following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards. I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered."

By Eleanor Deeley, US producer

A search for 'Trump' in the Department of Justice's so-called Epstein library returns 5,176 results.

But what do those results tell us?

There are interview notes with Epstein survivors who name Donald Trump, including references to Mar-a-Lago, but we have found no allegation of wrongdoing by Trump.

There is also a spreadsheet summary of unverified tips submitted to the FBI. This has been widely circulated online and contains graphic descriptions of abuse. 

The complaints are unsubstantiated and were made over an unspecified timeframe. There are also names of other high-profile politicians and celebrities in the list.

Mr Trump has said he's considering legal action over information in and reaction to the files, including threatening to sue comedian Trevor Noah for a joke at the Grammy Awards last night.

Trump posted on Truth Social:

"Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!! I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there"

The potential for defamation may be one reason why US media organisations have had a tempered reaction to the latest release of files. 

The US Department of Justice said the documents contain "untrue and sensationalist claims" against Trump that are "unfounded and false". 

Another email exchange details a brief conversation between Jeffrey Epstein and "The Duke" - believed to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York.

Andrew writes to Epstein asking him to "add one more [redacted], Romanian very cute".

It's unclear who or what the former prince may have been referring to.

Epstein later replies: "No problem."

In a statement issued on 17 October 2025, Andrew reiterated he "vigorously" denied the accusations against him. 

A May 2013 email exchange reveals another glimpse into past conversations between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.

In the thread, the pair appear to be discussing an upcoming trip by Mandelson to St Petersburg.

In one email, Mandelson tells Epstein: "It's a rave," with a later email referring to "tasty models and dancing".

On his relationship with Epstein, Mandelson has said: "I was wrong to believe Epstein following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards. I apologise unequivocally for doing so to the women and girls who suffered."

The latest release contains new images showing Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York.

In one photo inside the cell, orange sheets are scattered across the floor and over a mattress on the metal bunkbed.

A number of bottles and packages also appear to be placed on the top bunk.

Another new image shows yellow tape marking the outside of the cell door.

Similar images to these have been in previous releases of the Epstein files.

There is no context given for both photos - we don't know when they were taken or who they were taken by.

Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in August 2019, shortly after he was arrested on sex trafficking charges.

Sir Keir Starmer believes that Lord Mandelson should no longer be a member of the House of Lords or use his title over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Our political correspondent Mhari Aurora says the process of removing his peerage would not be easy.

"Peers can obviously publicly resign themselves, which is realistically what the government is going to be hoping for," she says.

"But if not, there would need to be legislation passed in order to actually remove peerages from members of the House of Lords, and from what we can understand, that would be quite a long and difficult and arduous process.

"Perhaps the House of Lords themselves might block that legislation."

Watch Aurora's analysis...

The Epstein files raise questions about UK national security and we are only "at the tip of the iceberg" of the story, says Labour peer Baroness Hazarika.

"What did Jeffrey Epstein want back for this?" she told Paste BN' Gareth Barlow, referring to what she said was Epstein's ability to offer "powerful" people what they wanted.

"We haven't got to the bottom of all of these emails, because the American authorities will not release them all, and they should be fully released because clearly some people are being protected," she said.

Baroness Hazarika said a "big story" was "beginning to brew" about national security when it comes to how the information exchanged was being used.

"I think we are really at the tip of the iceberg of this story," she added.

She called on anybody who had links to Epstein to "get on the plane and do the right thing" by testifying to US Congress over their dealings with him - but said she felt it was unlikely to happen.

A new video shows Jeffrey Epstein running around the kitchen island in his Little Saint James home.

He appears to be with two other people, whose identities are not being revealed.

The video has been released by the US Department of Justice with no context. It's not known when or by whom the video was filmed.

Some 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are in the latest batch of Epstein files released by the US justice department. 

Paste BN' Data and Forensics Unit has assessed that there are tens of thousands of instances of pornographic content in the files, some of which were taken by Epstein himself.

Paste BN has found numerous videos showing naked women dancing, sweeping and posing. Some videos have been filmed on his private island in the Caribbean, Little Saint James, while others appear to be taken in his Paris home.

In some videos, Epstein can be heard talking, including in one verified by Paste BN, where he tells a woman how to pose. 

In another video, Epstein is seen with a woman on his lap before he pulls up her top .

A lot of videos appear to be filmed by women themselves, including one with a teddy bear in the background.  

Paste BN is not showing the videos even though they are all redacted, as at some points women could potentially be identified.  

A large amount of videos allegedly downloaded from commercial porn sites were also included in the files.

The verification process to access this redacted material requires clicking a button to confirm you are over 18.  

Images have been coming through of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor riding a horse in Windsor Great Park as the fallout from the Epstein files continues.

The former duke has featured prominently in the latest tranche of files released on Friday.

They include a series of pictures taken in Jeffrey Epstein's New York City mansion showing Andrew on all fours, bent over a female (see 12:06 post).

Emails also suggest Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace in September 2010, promising "lots of privacy".

In a statement issued on 17 October 2025, Andrew reiterated he "vigorously" denied the accusations against him.