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HANSARDLord MandelsonWill the hon. Lady give way one more time?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI thank the hon. Lady for raising that issue. I wrote to the Cabinet Secretary on 5 December, asking when Peter Mandelson’s pay had stopped, how much the severance pay was, and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI understand that the right hon. Lady is saying that the information that Peter Mandelson had maintained a relationship with a then convicted paedophile passed her by. However,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI thank my right hon. Friend for making that point. From my perspective—I wonder if he agrees with me—if the amendment had said that anything that was secret or top secret needed…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI wish to credit the hon. Gentleman for the speech he is giving today. Very early in my career, I voted for something and I could not sleep that night. Never since have I voted…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThere does seem to be amnesia about this. When Mandelson was made ambassador, it was well known that he continued the relationship with the convicted paedophile post his…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAnother appointment that we have had is that of the National Security Adviser, Jonathan Powell, who some might argue is the de facto Foreign Secretary. Given that he is running…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He may also recall that, following Prime Minister’s questions, I had no choice but to make a point of order because the Prime Minister…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson“Liberation Day!”—that was how Mandelson described the day of Epstein’s release from prison for procuring children to be trafficked and raped. His next message was, “How is…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI entirely agree with my very good and hon. Friend. I was taken aback by the comments of the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the right hon. Member for Islington South and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIt is very difficult, particularly when a party has such a high number of new MPs—we have been there and experienced it—to feel the mood music, hear the jungle drums, and…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman, because I agree that he should hold his Government to exactly those standards. I am very sorry that he missed my point of order—I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonUnfortunately, as Members must slowly learn, where there is a vacuum of silence in this place, our constituents, the great people of this country, see conspiracy, and sadly too…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonOne lesson of being in government—there are many—that I hope we have learned is that the writing is normally on the wall. It was very clear from early days that this man was going…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI can give but one comment to those new MPs who may think that a reshuffle is a good thing: it causes only more upset and heartache within the party, and it will not be a solution.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIt is quite clearly the will of the House that that would be beyond unacceptable—it would be a contempt of Parliament, if it happened. I can say—I would like to think that this…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will take one last intervention.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. Friend hits on a point that no one has raised in today’s debate; without it, we would have had a real missed opportunity. As yet, there has been no commitment from…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelsonrose —04 Feb 2026