"huge economical, emotional, professional and personal loss to the Hindujas."" In January 2001, it was revealed that UK government Minister Peter Mandelson had telephoned Home Office minister Mike O'Brien on behalf of Srichand Hinduja, who was at the time seeking British citizenship, and whose family firm was to become the main sponsor of the ""Faith Zone"" in the Millennium Dome. Consequently, on 24 January 2001 Mandelson resigned from the Government for a second time, insisting he had done nothing wrong. An independent enquiry by Sir Anthony Hammond came to the conclusion that neither Mandelson nor anyone else had acted improperly."
"Peter Mandelson Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, (born 21 October 1953) is a British Labour politician, president of international think tank Policy Network and Chairman of strategic advisory firm Global Counsel. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, and held a number of Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He was the European Commissioner for Trade between 2004 and 2008. Mandelson was one of several key individuals responsible for the rebranding of the Labour Party as New Labour before its subsequent victory in the 1997 election. He resigned twice from"
"reshaping of the Labour Party into New Labour has attracted much attention and he has become a prominent target. During the first term of the Labour government led by Tony Blair, Mandelson was twice appointed to the Cabinet and twice forced to resign amid controversial small scandals. At the 2001 general election, there was a prominent contest when the former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers and current leader of the Socialist Labour Party, Arthur Scargill stood, hoping to exploit uneasiness about ""New Labour"" in the traditional Labour heartlands. In the event, Mandelson retained his seat, whilst Scargill polled"
"to the Commons about the home loan affair that cost both of them their government jobs."" He was out of the Cabinet for ten months. In October 1999 he was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, replacing Mo Mowlam. In his very first speech in the post he mistakenly referred to himself as the ""Secretary of State for Ireland."" During his tenure he oversaw the creation of the devolved legislative assembly and power-sharing executive, and reform of the police service. On 24 January 2001 Mandelson resigned from the Government for a second time, following accusations of using his position"
"the brothers. Although the network is said to have ""secretive ranks"", it is suspected that members include the founders of many large firms — ""everything from Citadel to Franzia wine"". David Koch left the network in June 2018 due to ill health, and when Charles Koch (83) steps down as head of the network, it is ""widely expected"" that his son, Chase Koch, will take over (with assistance by ""several longtime Koch aides""), and that Chase may turn the focus of the network away from partisan politics. An example of a seminar at the network gatherings was one entitled ""Understanding"
"a Labour Party official in 1991 when he was selected as Labour candidate for the safe seat of Hartlepool. Mandelson was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election, and made several speeches outlining his strong support for the European Union. Although sidelined during the brief period when John Smith led the party, Mandelson was by now close to two Shadow Cabinet members – Gordon Brown and Tony Blair – each regarded as potential future leaders of the party. Following Smith's sudden death on 12 May 1994, Mandelson chose to back Blair for the leadership, believing"
"leaking information relating to Peter Mandelson's resignation over a home loan. He has since carved out a career in the media, presenting shows for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Scotland. Whelan currently works as political director for Unite, Britain's biggest trade union. In April 2009, it was revealed that Whelan was copied in on emails from Damian McBride which proposed to publish lies about opposition politicians and their families on the internet. The ensuing scandal forced McBride's resignation, followed by personal letters of regret from the Prime Minister to those named. A leading article in ""The Times"" on"
"of Britain to join as an EU commissioner. Twice fired, Mandelson returns from his European role to assist Labour in the run up to the 2010 election to give his party a final fighting chance. The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour, published in July 2010, is the memoir of Peter Mandelson, former senior government minister and confidant in the New Labour governments of both Tony Blair (1997–2007) and Gordon Brown (2007–10). It was reported that Tony Blair was ""livid"" by some of the disclosures and in"
"he was part of a group known as Blair's 'Jewish cabal' in May 2003, leading to some outrage. In response, Mandelson said: ""Apart from the fact that I am not actually Jewish, I wear my father's parentage with pride."" He was made an Officier of the Legion of Honour in February 2017. Peter Mandelson Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson, (born 21 October 1953) is a British Labour politician, president of international think tank Policy Network and Chairman of strategic advisory firm Global Counsel. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, and held a number"
"documents to ""The Mail on Sunday""; the first story published on the penultimate Sunday of August 1997 concerned Peter Mandelson, whose telephone had been bugged for three years in the early 1970s. A court injunction prevented claims about what the security services knew about the IRA from being revealed. The couple claimed the British government had been involved in an assassination attempt against Colonel Gaddafi and that the security services had foreknowledge of the 1994 London Israeli Embassy bombing and the IRA's City of London bombing. After they resigned, Shayler and Machon lived in rural France for a time, later"
"trade group. The Madoff family has long-standing, high-level ties to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the primary securities industry organization. Bernard Madoff sat on the board of directors of the Securities Industry Association, which merged with the Bond Market Association in 2006 to form SIFMA. Madoff's brother Peter then served two terms as a member of SIFMA's board of directors. Peter's resignation as the scandal broke in December 2008 came amid growing criticism of the Madoff firm's links to Washington, and how those relationships may have contributed to the Madoff fraud. Over the years 2000–08, the two"
"2013, writing for the Progress website, Mandelson warned Labour it risked harming its election chances if affiliated trade unions continued to ""manipulate parliamentary selections"" as was alleged in the 2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection controversy. In April 2014 it was reported that Mandelson had strong ties to Russian arms conglomerate Sistema. Mandelson was until 8 October 2008 the President of Central School of Speech and Drama. He was replaced in this un-remunerated post by playwright Harold Pinter, who died two months later. In 2011, Mandelson was guest of honour at Herbert Morrison Primary School in Vauxhall, South London. The"
"appointed to the revived post of High Steward of Hull, a ceremonial position held by his grandfather Herbert Morrison in 1956–65 and defunct since 1974. After the 2015 Labour leadership election resulted in Jeremy Corbyn becoming the party leader, Mandelson stated that he believed that Labour was now unelectable, but advised party members unhappy with the situation to wait for Corbyn to demonstrate this before working to replace him. He wished for an early general election to force Corbyn out. In February 2017, he said Corbyn had ""no idea in the 21st century how to conduct himself as a leader"
"read in part ""Passport to Oblivion"". At the 2001 general election Mandelson was challenged by Arthur Scargill of the Socialist Labour Party and by John Booth, a former Labour Party press officer standing as ""Genuine Labour"", but Mandelson was re-elected with a large majority. This prompted him to make an exuberant acceptance speech, which was televised live, in which he declared that ""I'm a fighter, not a quitter"" and referred to his ""inner steel"". Despite Labour success in the June 2001 general election, a third Cabinet appointment did not materialise and he indicated his interest in becoming the United Kingdom's"
"But at the same time I also believe that both men left the restaurant with a different version of the deal in their minds. They hadn't actually written it down on paper. Gordon believed Blair would step down about now actually, and Blair believed that he... hadn't committed himself to any timetable. A 2007 ""Dispatches"" programme entitled ""Gordon Brown: Fit For Office?"" reported that Brown felt betrayed after losing support from Peter Mandelson and other friends and that this lack of support, rather than any deal, made him decide not to run for the leadership. An account of the pact"
"the Cabinet before leaving Parliament to take up an appointment as a European Commissioner. He later rejoined the Cabinet for a third time after being created a Life Peer, sitting on the Labour benches in the House of Lords. Peter Mandelson was born in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Middlesex, on 21 October 1953, the son of Mary Joyce (née Morrison) and George Norman Mandelson. His father's family was Jewish; his grandfather had founded the Harrow United Synagogue. His father (known as Tony) was the advertising manager of ""The Jewish Chronicle"" who was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Dragoons in"
"Howard replied ""No Jeremy, I didn't, but feel free to ask another 11 times."" In April 2001 the BBC's governors ruled that ""Newsnight""'s coverage of Peter Mandelson's resignation over the Hinduja affair had been politically biased. The governors criticised the programme for only featuring Labour Party supporters on the panel discussing the issue, and no opposition politicians appeared at any stage of the 45-minute episode. The broadcast attracted an outcry in the media with one critic describing it as a whitewash worthy of a ""one-party state"". In the weeks after the ITV documentary ""Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile"""
"Madoff brothers gave $56,000 to SIFMA, and tens of thousands of dollars more to sponsor SIFMA industry meetings. In addition, Bernard Madoff's niece Shana Madoff was active on the Executive Committee of SIFMA's Compliance & Legal Division, but resigned her SIFMA position shortly after her uncle's arrest. She married former assistant director of the SEC's OCIE Eric Swanson, whom she had met in 2003 while he was investigating her uncle Bernie Madoff and his firm. The investigation concluded in 2005. In 2006 Swanson left the SEC and became engaged to Shana Madoff, and in 2007 the two married. A spokesman"
"World War II. On his mother's side Peter is the grandson of Herbert Morrison, the London County Council Leader and Labour Cabinet Minister in the Attlee ministry. Mandelson attended The Garden Suburb School and between 1965 and 1972 Hendon County Grammar School. In 1966 he appeared on stage with the local amateur theatre group, the Hampstead Garden Suburb Dramatic Society, as the eponymous lead in ""The Winslow Boy"". From 1973 to 1976 he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Catherine's College, Oxford. In his teenage years, he was a member of the Young Communist League, but later became a"
"not declared the loan in the Register of Members' Interests, and resigned in December 1998. Mandelson had also not declared the loan to his building society (the Britannia) although they decided not to take any action, with the CEO stating ""I am satisfied that the information given to us at the time of the mortgage application was accurate."" Mandelson initially thought he could weather the press storm, but had to resign when it became clear that the Prime Minister thought nothing else would clear the air. In October 2000 it was reported that Robinson had ""accused Peter Mandelson of lying"
"Mandelson. In April that year, Wegg-Prosser became a director of the Labour Party supporting blog LabourList. In September 2013, Wegg-Prosser released internal 10 Downing Street emails about the internal fight in September 2006 to prevent Tony Blair being replaced as Prime Minister by Gordon Brown, which eventually happened in June 2007. Wegg-Prosser is a funder of Labour Tomorrow, a campaigning group with several senior Labour Party figures on its board, which opposes the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Benjamin Wegg-Prosser Benjamin Wegg-Prosser (born 1974) is managing partner of Global Counsel, a London-based strategic consultancy which has as its chair Peter Mandelson."
"gained an appreciation of the politician's work on the Northern Ireland peace process, and of his sexuality. Rhys portrayed Mandelson with a ""myopic loyalty"" and identified him as ""remain[ing] preposterously loyal to Blair"" after his defection from Kinnock and Brown. The representation of Mandelson was compared to both Iago and Pandarus. Other people associated with Blair and Brown who appear in the film are Anji Hunter, Blair's assistant (played by Glenna Morrison), journalist Sheena McDonald (played by Valerie Edmond), and Sue Nye, Brown's assistant (played by Joanna Scanlan). In March 2003, shortly before filming began, ITV abandoned its plan to"
"technical measures"". Mandelson made the formal announcement that technical measures, including disconnection, were to be included in the Digital Economy Bill two months later on 7 August 2009. An opinion poll conducted by the centre-left think tank Compass found in March 2009 that Mandelson was less disliked by party members than Deputy Leader Harriet Harman. This was felt to be unusual as Mandelson ""historically has been unpopular among Labour members"". Tony Blair's assertion in 1996 that ""my project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter Mandelson"" was seen as prophetic in late September 2009 when Mandelson"
"The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour, published in July 2010, is the memoir of Peter Mandelson, former senior government minister and confidant in the New Labour governments of both Tony Blair (1997–2007) and Gordon Brown (2007–10). It was reported that Tony Blair was ""livid"" by some of the disclosures and in particular the claim in the book that he (Tony Blair) once called Gordon Brown ""mad, bad and dangerous"". In the week prior to publication extracts were serialised in ""The Times"". As an autobiography of Peter"
"Mandelson, Mandelson's past is explored from his early days as a child and how his grandfather as a Labour politician cast a shadow over his life. After spending his early years at both Oxford and in Africa, he returns to the UK to find the Labour Party in shambles. Joining Labour in his famous media role, Mandelson details the collapse of 1983, the gains of 1987, the disappointment of 1992, and finally the success of 1997, while managing a divided relationship between Blair and Brown. Controversy that surrounded him after he took a position was detailed, including his exit out"
"February 2003, Murdoch became a director of BSkyB. Later that year, he controversially became CEO of BSkyB, in which News Corporation owns a controlling minority stake. His appointment sparked accusations of nepotism, with some commentators and shareholders feeling that the job had not been opened to outsiders and that Murdoch was too young and inexperienced to run one of the UK's top companies (on appointment he was by far the youngest chief executive of a FTSE 100 company). Following the shock resignation of his brother Lachlan Murdoch from his executive positions at News Corporation on 29 July 2005, James is"
"reported 28 losing months during this same period. He likened Madoff's purported returns to a baseball player batting .966 for the season ""and no one suspecting a cheat"". Markopolos had originally concealed his identity from SEC regulators during May 1999, although he did meet face-to-face with SEC officials in Boston during 2000 and 2001. After the SEC did not respond, Markopolos was fearful of taking his complaints to the industry's self-regulatory authority, the National Association of Securities Dealers (since succeeded by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)). He not only feared the power Madoff's brother, Peter, had in that organization"
"a vacuum,"" and felt the forfeiture was necessary to hold the defendants to account even though it will likely never be repaid in full. Friehling's involvement made the Madoff scandal the largest accounting fraud in history, dwarfing the $11 billion fraud orchestrated by Bernard Ebbers at WorldCom. Peter B. Madoff, Chief Compliance Officer, worked with his brother Bernie for more than 40 years, and ran the daily operations for the past 20 years. Peter Madoff helped create the computerized trading system used by the firm and his daughter, Shana Madoff Swanson, worked for him at the firm as a rules"
"expenses scandal ""The Daily Telegraph"" raised questions about the timing of Mandelson's second home allowance claim, dating from 2004, saying, ""Lord Mandelson billed the taxpayer for almost £3,000 of work on his constituency home in Hartlepool less than a week after announcing his decision to stand down as an MP."" Mandelson said in a statement, ""The work done was necessary maintenance. All claims made were reasonable and submitted consistent with parliamentary rules."" On 22 April 2005 ""The Times"" revealed that Mandelson had spent the previous New Year's Eve on the yacht of Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, which was"
"was enthusiastically received at the party conference in Brighton. After the Labour Party lost the 2010 general election, Mandelson's memoirs, """", were published in July 2010, two months after leaving office. The memoirs were subsequently criticised by Labour leadership contenders Ed and David Miliband and Andy Burnham. During this time he was appointed President of the international think tank Policy Network. In November 2010, Mandelson and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser founded Global Counsel, a consultancy firm based in London, with the financial support of WPP, the advertising giant. The firm provides advice for corporate strategists and senior management worldwide. Mandelson has been"
"firm issued its report to business minister Peter Mandelson in July 2009, and it was published on 11 September 2009. The report revealed that five executives took £42m in pay and pensions from the troubled firm as it collapsed. The report focused its criticism on the Phoenix Four and chief executive Kevin Howe who oversaw its collapse. Other findings included evidence of a personal relationship between Nick Stephenson and a consultant who he paid more than £1.6m in the 15-month period up to April 2005. Meanwhile, ""Evidence Eliminator"" software installed by Mr Beale deleted documents which were likely to have"
"a close ally and trusted adviser to Tony Blair, Mandelson was Labour's election campaign director for the 1997 general election, which Labour won decisively. He was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office, where his job was to co-ordinate within government. A few months later, he also acquired responsibility for the Millennium Dome, after Blair decided to go ahead with the project despite the opposition of most of the cabinet (including the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who had been running it). Jennie Page, the Dome project's chief executive, was abruptly sacked after a"
"behind a conspiracy to eventually get Øystein Hedstrøm elected as party chairman. The seven were eventually suspended, excluded from or voluntarily left the party, starting in early 2001. They most notably included Vidar Kleppe (the alleged ""leader""), Dag Danielsen, Fridtjof Frank Gundersen, as well as Jan Simonsen. Only Hedstrøm remained in the party, but was subsequently kept away from publicly discussing immigration issues. This again caused turmoil within the party; supporters of the excluded members criticized their treatment, some resigned from the party, and some of the party's local chapters were closed. Some of the outcasts ran for office in"