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Foreign Office Reviews Lord Mandelson’s Exit Payment After Epstein File Revelations
The Foreign Office reviews an exit payment up to £55,000 to Lord Mandelson amid ongoing police inquiry into his links with Jeffrey Epstein, officials said.
- Lord Mandelson's civil service employment was terminated in accordance with legal advice and the terms of his employment, and a review has been instigated in light of further information revealed and the ongoing police investigation.
- Lord Mandelson is believed to have received an exit payment of up to £55,000 after being sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US in September over his links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Anger in Westminster has grown after the latest release of documents indicated Lord Mandelson leaked information to his friend while he was a government minister, leading allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to say he should give the taxpayer-funded handout back or donate it to a victims' charity.
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UK foreign office to review pay-off to Epstein-linked Mandelson
The UK foreign ministry said on Sunday it was reviewing an exit payment to former US envoy Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson received an estimated pay-out of between £38,750 and £55,000 ($52,000 and $74,000) after only seven months in the job as British ambassador to the United States, according to a report in the Sunday Times. Documents released on 30 January by the US Justice Dep…
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