All the papers lead with the police investigation into Lord Peter Mandelson and former Prince Andrew's relocation from the Royal Lodge, all flowing from the fallout of the Epstein files revelations. "Cops probe Mandelson" is the Daily Star's headline, noting it comes "hours after he quit the Lords". In the lead up to Lord Mandelson's resignation, the prime minister "had said he'd change the law to boot him out", the paper reports. The BBC has contacted Lord Mandelson for comment and understands that his position is that he denies engaging in criminal behaviour.
The Financial Times focuses on criminal allegations of "misconduct in public office" levelled against Lord Mandelson. The claims relate to emails released by the US Justice Department revealing correspondence between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson. In these exchanges, "sensitive details" were allegedly passed on to the disgraced financier at the height of the global financial crisis, the paper says, when Lord Mandelson was UK business secretary.
The criminal probe into Lord Mandelson is also the Times's top story. The paper notes that misconduct in public office, of which the former Labour grandee is accused, "carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment".
"Mandelson goes as Epstein crisis grows" is the Metro's take, noting it could mark the end of the peer's "47-year political career". The paper reports Sir Keir Starmer told a Cabinet meeting that he was "appalled" by the "gobsmacking" revelations, adding that the former Labour minister "let the country down".
"He let his country down", is the Independent's headline, quoting the prime minister, above a photo of Lord Mandelson.
No 10 Downing Street has passed on a "dossier to Met Police" as part of its investigation, the i Paper says. It follows the Cabinet Office's assessment that Mandelson's emails to Epstein "likely contained market sensitive information" for the UK economy.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown "goes to war with Government over Mandelson's leaked emails to Epstein" leads the Daily Telegraph. The paper writes "Brown has dragged Britain's most senior public servant into the Mandelson scandal, questioning why he failed to launch an investigation last autumn". It also reports that Brown has passed on "relevant" information to the police about Lord Mandelson, who served as business secretary while Brown was PM. People close to Brown tell the BBC they object to the Daily Telegraph's headline, saying the former PM was "in no ways... seeking to accuse No10 of a cover up in what he said in his statement".
"Inexcusable" is the Daily Mirror's splash, quoting Gordon Brown who describes Lord Mandelson's actions as "inexcusable and unpatriotic".
The Daily Mail characterises Lord Mandelson as "Labour's dark lord", referring to his years accruing a reputation as a political fixer and "spin doctor". The paper adds that Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch "piles pressure on PM" over the Mandelson scandal.
The Guardian leads with the "Met investigation into Mandelson", adding that the ex-business secretary has resigned from the House of Lords. The paper also reports investigators are looking into new allegations that Epstein "provided Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman to have sex with at the Royal Lodge in 2010". While he has not responded directly to the most recent allegations, the former prince has always denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
The Sun reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "got the boot from Royal Lodge under cover of darkness", writing that the eviction from Windsor came earlier than planned. The former prince is currently living at a temporary property on the Sandringham Estate.
The Duke of Edinburgh's "call 'to remember the victims' of evil Epstein" leads the Daily Express. Prince Edward's intervention makes him the "first royal to respond to the latest Epstein files release in which his brother Andrew features", the paper writes.
