Peter Mandelson demanded a £547,201 payout for the remainder of his time as UK ambassador to the US after being sacked, with a settlement of £75,000 being agreed with the Foreign Office, official documents have shown.
In the first tranche of documents to be released by the government relating to Mandelson’s time as ambassador, it has been confirmed that the former Labour cabinet minister demanded a hefty sum for the remainder of his work as a diplomat when he was sacked last year.
This request came despite his sacking, with Sir Keir Starmer dismissing his ambassador following the confirmation that Mandelson appeared to maintain a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his first conviction.
Mandelson is currently being investigated by the police over the nature of his relationship with Epstein. He was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released on bail, with files in the US allegedly showing he leaked sensitive information to the late paedophile around the time of the financial crisis.
