Where did the Mandelson escape theory come from? British Virgin Island officials aren’t talking

The plot rumour led to the former cabinet minister’s arrest, but while BVI officials avoid comment, residents wonder why anyone believed it Is it really plausible that Peter Mandelson could have hatched a daring plot to escape to the British Virgin Islands? In the capital of Road Town for the last week or so, the question has been on many minds. And even if the UK’s Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, came away with that possibility in mind from a recent visit, very few of them are convinced. “It...

By Emine Sinmaz in the British Virgin Islands