Article continues below advertisementFormer U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested following claims he committed misconduct in public office while he was friends with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. "Officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office," Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, 23 February and has been taken to a London police station for interview.