US justice department blocking Met police investigation into Mandelson, reports say – UK politics live

The department of justice has refused to hand over key evidence from the Jeffrey Epstein files and could delay Scotland Yard’s criminal inquiry. After threatening to impose a “big tarriff”, the Trump administration is reportedly looking at further measures to punish the UK including reconsidering its position on Britain’s claim to the Falklands Islands. An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the US to punish Nato allies for their perceived lack of support for the Iran war, according to Reuters, citing a US official.

These include suspending Spain from Nato and reassessing US diplomatic support for longstanding European “imperial possessions,” such as the Falkland Islands near Argentina. Continue reading...