Foreign Office says it will review payoff given to Mandelson after he was sackedPat McFadden said Peter Mandelson, a former EU trade commissioner and ex-business secretary, was appointed ambassador to the US because he was seen as a skilled political operator with the Trump administration.The work and pensions secretary told Sky News:In the end the judgment was, they were looking for someone who could operate at the highest political level with t…
Peter Mandelson should hand back US ambassador payoff or give it to charity, says minister – UK politics live
February 09, 2026