The Health Secretary We Streeting has been told off by the Metropolitan Police after he published messages between him and Peter Mandelson.
Streeting sent messages to Sky News and the Guardian on Monday evening to stop accusations he was close to Mandelson.
The Health Secretary said he only communicated one-to-one with Mandelson a few times since 2024.
The messages revealed there was criticism over Rachel Reeves and there are worries the Labour party is “toast.”
On Tuesday the Met warned those messages risks compromising their investigation as to whether or not Mandelson is guilty of breaching any laws over misconduct in a public office.
A Met Police spokesman said in a message to all other Cabinet members, “An investigation into alleged misconduct in public office is under way and it is vital due process is followed, so that our criminal investigation and any potential prosecution is not compromised.
“As part of our enquiries, we will review material identified and provided to us by the Cabinet Office to assess whether publication is likely to have a detrimental impact on our investigation or any subsequent prosecution.
“We will work alongside the Cabinet Office to review relevant documents over the weeks ahead. The process to decide which documents should ultimately be published remains a matter for government and parliament.
“As we have stated previously, this investigation may be complex but we are focused on a timely and thorough process so that justice is served in this case or future ones linked to the Epstein files.
“We understand and respect the role of parliament in releasing these documents and will support their objective of transparency through our work with the Cabinet Office.”
