The British public has lost faith in politics – the Peter Mandelson scandal must be a wake-up call for Keir Starmer

Peter Mandelson giving a speech in Washington during his tenure as Ambassador. Flickr/UKinUSA, CC BY-SA

Peter Mandelson is under criminal investigation after documents released by the US government appeared to show that he released sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates while he was a government minister.

He could potentially face charges of misconduct in public office. This is a law, as outlined by Spotlight on Corruption, that more often than not covers offences...