- Starmer was told Morgan McSweeney “discussed Peter’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein which we will go through with you.“
- Mandelson demanded a £547,201 payout when he was sacked. He got £75,000. An official quoted in the files: “Mark did very well to get this settlement down this low with minimal fuss”…
- One concern raised by vetting officials is that Mandelson suggested using Nigel Farage to help improve relations with team Trump which is “contrary to UKG policy“.
- Jonathan Powell said the process was “weirdly rushed.”
- Vetting was “not exhaustive.” What is the point of the Civil Service, just start again folks…
- Official advice to Starmer covered extensive Epstein links and noted ‘reputational risk.’ Starmer appointed him anyway.
- The due diligence report flagged that Mandelson sat on the board of Russian conglomerate Sistema – which owns a defence technology company that produced radar for Russia’s missile early warning system – until June 2017. Three years after Putin annexed Crimea…
- The report also noted Mandelson’s advocacy for closer UK-China relations: He has long called for closer engagement with China and said of US-China relations in 2018: “It is absurd to imagine putting a country of such weight in the naughty corner”…
- Foreign Office Permanent Secretary Oliver Robbins assured Labour ministers the FCDO would bury details of Mandelson’s payout.
- Mandelson’s ‘chief concern’ post-sacking, in emails to the FCDO: “My chief concern is leaving the US and arriving in the UK with the maximum dignity and minimum media intrusion which I think is to the advantage of all concerned, not least because I remain a crown/civil servant and expect to be treated as such. How is the FCDO assisting in this?” Mandelson’s gonna Mandelson…
- The key box note is here:
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