Mandelson played hardball over his severance payout double quotation mark The individual’s contract states an entitlement to three months’ notice or payment in lieu of notice. This notice totalled £40,330, to which the Foreign Office added a “termination payment” of £34,670. Mandelson was offered sensitive briefings before his vetting was completed double quotation mark We’ll brief you further in person from 6 January onwards, including at higher tiers. Some in government had their doubts about the appointment double quotation mark Jonathan Powell found the appointment process … of Lord Mandelson weirdly rushed. We hear from Mandelson himself only very briefly double quotation mark My chief concern is leaving the US and arriving in the UK with the maximum dignity and minimum media intrusion.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2026 01:49 UTC