The former Labour grandee has been accused of passing sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as business secretary. He denies any wrongdoing. Lawyers for Lord Mandelson said he was arrested, despite an agreement to speak to police voluntarily, after someone told the Met he was planning to flee the country. In a statement to the Commons earlier, Sir Lindsay said: “Members will be aware of comments in the media regarding the arrest of Lord Mandelson. “To prevent any inaccurate speculation I’d like to confirm that, upon receipt of information, that I felt it was relevant I pass this on to the Metropolitan Police in good faith, as is my duty and responsibility. “It is regrettable this rapidly ended in the media. As this is a live investigation, members will understand… it would not be appropriate to make any further comment, and I’d like to caution members from doing so.” A Metropolitan Police spokesperson later said: “The Met has apologised to the Speaker of the House of Commons this afternoon for inadvertently …