[4] He was the European Commissioner for Trade between 2004 and 2008. Peter Mandelson Biography, Life, Interesting Facts Early Years And Education. "He has always had a clear view of British interests and how they are secured by our EU membership," a spokesperson said. Sc [27][28], After becoming 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. [90], Following the referendum, Mandelson was an outspoken supporter of a second referendum. If anything, today’s uncertain economic climate has meant it’s even more important to have something extra in your armoury. More than 32,000 people died from Covid-19 in the UK last month. [61] The Independent reported that according to their Whitehall sources, Mandelson was persuaded that tough laws were needed to reduce online copyright infringement following an intensive lobbying campaign by influential people in the music and film industry. He was out of the Cabinet for ten months. 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. Wednesday, 7 April 2010 1:50 PM By Alex ... A "new consensus" based not on the Labour solutions of the 70s or the Tory solutions of the 80s and 90s has not been accepted by the Tories, Lord Mandelson argued. All claims made were reasonable and submitted consistent with parliamentary rules. [94] His candidacy ended when Fox beat him to win the nomination of the UK government. "We cannot wait for the next election to produce some major policy sparks and reignite interest in us and our future agenda.". I'd imagine a fair few appointees in the commission and members of the parliament are older though, I think there have been at least a couple in their 80s. [116] This led to press harassment of his partner, with the Daily Express sending a reporter to take pictures of him while he was at his languages course. https://www.ft.com/content/e422e5b4-acef-11e8-94bd-cba20d67390c 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",[41] but Mandelson was re-elected with a large majority. Following Smith's sudden death on 12 May 1994, Mandelson chose to back Blair for the leadership, believing him to be a superior communicator to Brown[25] and played a leading role in the leadership campaign. In July 1998 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; he launched the Millennium Bug And Electronic Commerce Bill and a Competitiveness White Paper, which he described, as 'bold, far reaching and absolutely necessary'. [112] Mandelson preferred to keep his personal life private and as such did not respond. Search the BBC Search the BBC. 27. Jennie Page, the Dome project's chief executive, was abruptly sacked after a farcical opening night. It was claimed by Christopher Hope of the Daily Telegraph in 2009 that Mandelson's pension was contingent on a "duty of loyalty to the Communities", which also applied after his term in office. A member of the Labour Party, he was President of the Board of Trade in 1998 and from 2008 to 2010. "[33] 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. [5][6] He was twice forced to resign from the Cabinet before leaving Parliament to take up an appointment as a European Commissioner. Search engine was named [ 32 ] Mandelson preferred to keep his personal.... 2004 and Danone since 2012 have boycotted APP important to have something extra in armoury... 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