"You're asking me here about something that happened nearly 20 years ago. I don't know the full detail of it, I wasn't in government 20 years ago. I don't know whether he declared it or not, and he should have done the declaration rules had been brought in by then so I think it would be for Peter Mandelson to explain whether or not that money was properly declared, and if not, then he will need to account for that."
"Categorically, the information that we now have from the documents this weekend, the documents in the autumn, was not available to the prime minister before that decision was taken to appoint Peter Mandelson, she told Sky News. And as soon as the information did become clear, rightly, the prime minister took swift action to remove Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. And I'm glad that Peter Mandelson is no longer a member of the Labor Party."
Lord Peter Mandelson resigned his Labour Party membership after further revelations about links to Jeffrey Epstein. Questions have arisen about whether related payments were properly declared when they occurred nearly 20 years ago; the declaration rules were in place at the time. Calls for a full independent investigation into Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador have been made. The prime minister removed Mandelson from the ambassadorial post once relevant information became clear. Careful fact-finding before stripping peerages or making assumptions has been urged, while political opponents demanded thorough scrutiny of the appointment and declarations.
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