During Wednesday's (February 4) breakfast show, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting joined GB News to discuss an update on the national cancer plans, when he was asked about the disgraced Lord Peter Mandelson and his links to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The files released by the US Department of Justice from their investigation into Epstein revealed emails between Mandelson and the sex offender, in which the politician shared private government information in 2009.

Following his resignation, questions have been raised about Prime Minister Keir Starmer's prior knowledge of the friendship between Mandelson and Epstein. During his GB News appearance, this question was also posed to Streeting, to which fumed: "I'm obviously not going to comment on a live police investigation but what I will say as a serving Cabinet minister, I don't need a copy of the Ministerial Code and I don't need a copy of the law of the land in front of me to know that what Peter Mandelson did was outrageous in terms of his conduct and judgement.

The politician added: "And that is why he absolutely must be held to account and face all of the penalties necessary for this kind of action.

To which, presenter Dawn Neesom responded: "Yes, of course, Wes. I don't think we have a single viewer disagreeing with you on this, but Gordon Brown was raising issues back in September last year about Peter Mandelson and his past behaviour with Epstein."

This comes after the former Prime Minister questioned why Sir Chris Wormald, the Cabinet Secretary, had not launched his own investigation when Brown approached him to do so in 2025.

The disgraced US ambassador was Mr Brown's business secretary and effective deputy prime minister in 2009 and 2010 when the messages were sent to the convicted paedophile.

Following this revelation, the Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Mandelson for misconduct in public office, which could see many senior figures in the New Labour era questioned.

In a statement, Mr Brown, who was Prime minister between 2007 and 2010, said he had given "relevant" information to the police and accused Lord Mandelson of an "inexcusable and unpatriotic act," while a government spokesperson said: "The government stands ready to provide whatever support and assistance the police need."

As for the details of what he handed to the police, the former UK leader said: "I have included the letter I sent in September 2025 asking the Cabinet Secretary to investigate the veracity of information contained in the Epstein papers regarding the sale of assets arising from the banking collapse and communications about them between Lord Mandelson and Mr Epstein.

"I have also included the November 2026 (sic) response from the Cabinet Secretary who said about this that 'no records of information or correspondence from Lord Mandelson's mailbox' could be found.

"Having drawn their attention to relevant evidence, the matter now rests in the hands of the police."