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Lockerbie bomber: Lord Mandelson faces new questions over Libya links Lord Mandelson faced fresh questions over his links to Libya last night following the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber. By Andrew Alderson, Patrick Hennessy and Colin Freeman 22 Aug 2009 The Business Secretary denied that the Government had done a deal to free Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 terrorist atrocity that claimed 270 lives. However, his claims were contradicted by Saif Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader, in a conversation with Megrahi as the pair flew home from Glasgow. In a transcript...

Lord Mandelson faced fresh questions over his links to Libya last night following the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber.The Business Secretary denied that the Government had done a deal to free Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 terrorist atrocity that claimed 270 lives. However, his claims were contradicted by Saif Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader, in a conversation with Megrahi as the pair flew home from Glasgow. In a transcript obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Gaddafi tells Megrahi: “You were on the table in all commercial, oil and gas agreements that...

Lord Mandelson has dismissed claims that the release of Lockerbie bomber is linked to a trade deal - as the head of the FBI slams the Scottish government. The claim was made by Seif al Islam, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, in a television interview filmed as Abdelbaset al Megrahi was flown home. "In all commercial contracts, for oil and gas with Britain, (Megrahi) was always on the negotiating table," he said. "All British interests were linked to the release of Abdelbaset al Megrahi." He said he had met Colonel Gaddafi twice in the past year, and on...

The newly promoted First Secretary of State, speaking in Berlin, hailed the euro as a saviour that had brought stability to the European Union during financial turmoil. "It is perfectly clear that the euro has been a great success in anchoring its eurozone members during this financial crisis," he said.

Peter Mandelson attacks Starbucks chief over UK economy comments Lord Mandelson, the UK Business Secretary, has launched an extraordinary foul-mouthed attack on the chief of the Starbucks coffee empire Howard Schultz over the British economy. By Philip Sherwell in New York Last Updated: 4:59PM GMT 18 Feb 2009 Howard Schultz, chief executive of the international coffee store giant, told US television business network CNBC, that "the UK is in a spiral" with "very very poor" consumer confidence. At a reception during a visit to New York, a clearly furious Lord Mandelson made no attempt to hide his anger at what...

Peter Mandelson rushed to hospital on first day of his new job By Paul Waugh Last updated at 12:44 AM on 07th October 2008 Peter Mandelson was taken to hospital early yesterday after complaining of severe abdominal pain. Tests revealed that the new Business Secretary had kidney stones. He was allowed out to attend the first meeting of the National Economic Council - Gordon Brown's finance 'war cabinet'. He then returned to St Mary's hospital where he underwent a procedure to treat a small kidney stone. Last night a spokesman said: 'He is back at his desk already and is...

Malignant, malevolent, mendacious - this creep is a cancer on British life Last updated at 2:03 AM on 04th October 2008 * Comments (0) * Add to My Stories On the day Peter Mandelson was forced to resign in disgrace for the second time, I can remember writing that he wouldn’t be out of work long. He’d get his reward either in Brussels or the House of Lords. Even I didn’t imagine that one day he’d achieve both. Nor that it would be Gordon Brown who brought him back from Brussels and swathed him in ermine. Yes, that Gordon Brown....

EU's Mandelson lashes U.S. lawmakers for rejecting plan LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have "taken leave of their senses" by rejecting a $700 billion (388 billion pound) financial bailout plan, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Monday. The U.S. House of Representatives earlier voted against the plan to help the financial industry in a shock vote that sent global markets sliding and led to recriminations between Republicans and Democrats. "I feel they've taken leave of their senses and I hope that in Europe we will not see politicians and parliamentarians replicating the sort of irresponsibility and political partisanship...

BRUSSELS / EUOBSERVER - The European Commission has rebuffed claims that president Jose Manuel Barroso and trade commissioner Peter Mandelson acted improperly by accepting luxurious holidays from wealthy friends. But the commission's attitude, that officials do not need to declare gifts given while they are off-duty and that the college can police its own conduct, has ruffled feathers among some UK MEPs. "The receipt of hospitality is a fact of private life, and therefore falls in principle under the respect for privacy of each individual Commissioner and those who host them", the college said in a statement issued on Monday...