Three Men and a Boat: Mandelson Comes Under Increasing Pressure Politics: Controversy
Sunday Herald › October 29, 2008
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OFFICIALS within the European Commission are considering "revisiting" their investigation into the links between the former EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, and the Russian billionaire, Oleg Deripaska.
If a new and more detailed investigation is ordered by Brussels this week, following Lord Mandelson's admission that officials may have given out wrong information on how long he had known Deripaska and when they had first met, the prospect of a third Cabinet resignation looms for Mandelson.See the full content of this document
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Three Men and a Boat: Mandelson Comes Under Increasing Pressure Politics: Controversy
The Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Baker, said yesterday that Mandelson was trying to limit the damage from further revelations to come. "This all seems like a tactic to avoid a third resignation, " said Baker.
The limited remit of the initial EU inquiry tried to establish if Mandelson's position inside the commission had been compromised by his personal dealings with Deripaska. He was cleared ...See the full content of this document
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