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El presidente de la Cámara de los Comunes notificó a la policía sobre el posible riesgo de fuga de Peter Mandelson

El presidente de la Cámara de los Comunes del Reino Unido dijo el miércoles que avisó a la policía que Peter Mandelson, el ex embajador en Estados Unidos que enfrenta acusaciones de filtrar información al fallecido delincuente sexual convicto Jeffrey Epstein, existía un posible riesgo de fuga.
Mandelson fue arrestado el lunes en su domicilio del norte de Londres bajo sospecha de mala conducta en el ejercicio de un cargo público. Quedó en libertad bajo fianza la madrugada del martes tras más de nueve horas de interrogatorio.
Los abogados de Mandelson, ex ministro de alto rango del gabinete, dijeron que el arresto fue el resultado de una “sugerencia infundada” de que planeaba huir del país y se llevó a cabo a pesar de un acuerdo de que hablaría voluntariamente con la Policía Metropolitana de Londres cuando se le solicitara.
El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Lindsay Hoyle, dijo a los legisladores que pasó información “relevante” a la policía, sin revelar la fuente.
“Para evitar cualquier especulación inexacta, me gustaría confirmar que, tras recibir la información que consideré relevante, la transmito de buena fe a la Policía Metropolitana, como es mi deber y responsabilidad”, declaró Hoyle. “Es lamentable que esto haya desaparecido rápidamente en los medios”.
Hoyle agregó que no sería apropiado que dijera nada más porque la investigación sobre Mandelson estaba en curso.
“La principal prioridad de Peter Mandelson es cooperar con la investigación policial, como lo ha hecho durante todo este proceso, y limpiar su nombre”, dijeron sus abogados del bufete Mishcon De Reya después de su liberación.
El arresto de Mandelson se produjo cuatro días después de que el ex príncipe Andrés fuera arrestado por la misma sospecha de mala conducta en un cargo público vinculado a Epstein.
Ambos hombres enfrentan acusaciones de haberle entregado información confidencial del gobierno al financiero caído en desgracia. Las acusaciones surgieron después de que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos publicara el mes pasado un conjunto de más de tres millones de páginas de documentos relacionados con Epstein.
Mandelson, de 72 años, parece haber enviado a Epstein, a quien se refería como su “mejor amigo”, información gubernamental sensible que potencialmente podría influir en los mercados cuando era ministro principal del gobierno británico en 2009 y 2010.

Un informe interno del gobierno abordó la posible venta de activos gubernamentales para recaudar fondos para el Reino Unido tras la crisis financiera mundial de 2008. También pareció decirle a Epstein —quien se suicidó en una prisión de Nueva York en 2019— que presionaría a otros miembros del gobierno para que redujeran un impuesto sobre las bonificaciones de los banqueros.
Los registros de pago sugieren que Epstein entregó a Mandelson o a su esposo, Reinaldo Ávila da Silva, 75.000 dólares en 2003 y 2004. Mandelson afirmó no recordar haber recibido ese dinero y cuestionó la autenticidad de los extractos bancarios. Ha negado haber actuado mal.
Mandelson no enfrenta acusaciones de conducta sexual inapropiada.
El ex príncipe Andrés, ahora conocido como Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, también ha negado cualquier irregularidad en sus vínculos con el delincuente sexual convicto Epstein, pero no ha respondido directamente a las últimas acusaciones derivadas de los llamados Archivos Epstein.
(con información de AP)
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‘Give me liberty’ Founding Father’s descendant blasts Spanberger’s redistricting push

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FIRST ON FOX: Virginia Republicans offered their own response to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Democratic Party rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, featuring a descendant of the famously outspoken Founding Father Patrick Henry.
Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, is a direct descendant of Gov. Patrick Henry’s sister Elizabeth, a lineage Tata said stems from the first days of the Old Dominion and one she does not often discuss.
But, as Tata mentioned in recent floor remarks, Henry — famous for his «Give me liberty, or give me death» speech to the Second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church of Richmond in 1775 — proved that «concern about the government silencing its citizens is not new.»
In her response to Spanberger, Tata condemned the governor’s partisan interest in redistricting out all but one Virginia congressional Republican, suggesting it is the new way some politicians are trying to silence citizens.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offers the Democratic response to the State of the Union. (Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
«A few years ago, Virginians did something rare. We agreed the old redistricting system wasn’t working. Too much power in the hands of politicians, too little trust from the public,» Tata said.
«Voters approved a constitutional reform to remove politicians from the process and Governor Spanberger, who was in Congress at the time, praised that change and spoke at length about the corrosive effects of gerrymandering on our democracy. It wasn’t easy. It required compromise. It required restraint and it required trust.»
Tata noted that Indiana, a Republican-led state, and legislative leaders in Maryland, a Democrat-led state, both opposed similar efforts to create a map that sweeps away the political minority’s voice.
«Both chose to respect the rules. Both chose to keep the promise they made to voters,» she said.
WHO IS ABIGAIL SPANBERGER, AND WHY DID DEMOCRATS CHOOSE HER FOR TO THEIR STATE OF THE UNION RESPONSE?

Virginia Gov. Patrick Henry delivers his «Give me liberty…» speech in Richmond. (Smith Collection/Getty Images)
«Here in Virginia, our governor and her allies faced the same test. And they chose power instead.»
«This isn’t about maps. It isn’t about party. It’s about whether reform means something when it costs you.»
Tata said that when leaders like Spanberger «abandon voter-approved reform» they prove why voters do not trust their political system.
«Virginians deserve leaders who keep their word, especially when it’s hard. That is the standard, and it should apply to all of us,» Tata said.
In prior remarks to the state House chamber, Tata said that Henry warned against a government that «grows too strong and too indifferent to the natural rights of its citizens; rights bestowed by God.»
«That warning remains as poignant as ever. Every voter deserves an equal vote in this government, regardless of zip code.»
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Henry, who was born in Hanover and lived most of his life at «Red Hill» in Brookneal, was Virginia’s first governor — and his name can be found throughout the commonwealth — from the formerly conjoined Patrick and Henry counties far to the southwest to US-1 being divided into Patrick and Henry Streets in the Washington suburb of Alexandria.
In his famous address, Henry warned that armed conflict with England was becoming inevitable, and that lawmakers assembled on Church Hill should agree to arm the colony for its own defense.
«I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death,» Henry boomed as he concluded his remarks.
Earlier in his speech, Henry said that men are naturally «apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.»
«Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.»
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That address has gone on to live as one of early America’s most important events, and is often recited around its anniversary in Richmond.
Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger for comment.
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Former Norwegian PM Thorbjørn Jagland hospitalized amid Epstein probe

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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been hospitalized, just two weeks after he was charged with aggravated corruption following disclosures in files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Jagland, 75, was hospitalized «due to the strain arising in the wake of this case,» attorney Anders Brosveet at Elden Law Firm told Bloomberg in a statement Monday.
Jagland, who also served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is currently a focus of the high-profile Epstein probe.
Reports on the Epstein file disclosures suggest Jagland may have stayed at Epstein’s properties in Paris, New York and Palm Beach while leading the Council of Europe. Jagland has denied any criminal wrongdoing and maintains that he never visited Epstein’s private island.
Jeffrey Epstein emailed with former Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland in 2018, suggesting he tell Russian President Vladimir Putin he could get insight on then-newly elected President Donald Trump. (AP Photo, Terje Pedersen, NTB scanpix)
The Council of Europe recently lifted Jagland’s immunity for his 10-year tenure at the organization’s request, opening up the corruption charge investigation.
Norway’s economic crime authority has already conducted searches of Jagland’s private residences. Norwegian diplomats Terje Rød-Larsen and his wife, Mona Juul, are also under investigation by police, according to Bloomberg.
Jagland is one of several prominent global figures named in the recently disclosed documents. His legal team insists he is cooperating with authorities but argues there are no grounds for prosecution.
Jagland «takes this matter very seriously, but wishes to emphasize that he believes there are no circumstances that constitute criminal liability,» Brosveet said in a Feb. 11 statement.
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Jagland was the central figure behind the decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to then-President Barack Obama, a Democrat. At the time, Jagland was the newly appointed chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and the choice was a controversial one at the time.
Jagland was the primary Nobel Prize advocate for Obama within the five-member committee. While some members were initially skeptical — given that Obama had been in office for less than nine months and the nomination deadline was just 12 days after his inauguration — Jagland reportedly used his influence to secure a unanimous vote.
He argued the prize should not just reward past deeds but should be used to «strengthen» a leader’s ongoing efforts toward global diplomacy.
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President Donald Trump rebuked Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize from 2009 as he pitched his own candidacy for the prize last fall.
«He got it for doing nothing,» Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Oct. 9. «Obama got a prize — he didn’t even know what [for] — he got elected, and they gave it to Obama for doing absolutely nothing but destroying our country.»
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