The peer said he resigned his membership of the party to avoid causing it ‘further embarrassment’
The Liberal Democrats have joined the SNP (see 10.06am) in saying that Peter Mandelson should be deprived of his peerage.
Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said:
It’s time now for the government to take immediate action by bringing forward legislation to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage. It is the very least they can do for the victims and survivors of his friend Jeffrey Epstein.
If Mandelson has any shame left he will retire from the House of Lords today while this process gets under way.
I would like to have Angela back at the right point. I’ve always been clear she has a future role to play …
She played a huge part in the achievement that we got at the last election, getting elected. We’ve just passed the Employment Rights Act, which has got her fingerprints all over it.
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2026-02-02 10:42:00
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