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Dalek-lover wakes up as one of biggest players in Europe

20.11.09
Given that the European Union often resembles another planet to many Britons, it's perhaps appropriate that its new Foreign Policy chief has a full-size Dalek in her living room... more

Mr and Mrs Nobody reflect the EU's new order

20.11.09
Angela Merkel smiled and nodded. Nicolas Sarkozy, his interpreter's headphones still on, gave an imperial thumbs-up. Silvio Berlusconi simply said: "Je suis d'accord". ... more

Tax rises look likely after Queen's speech

18.11.09
Queen's Speech: Post-election tax increases move closer as Gordon Brown pitches for fourth Labour term with promises aimed at families worried about children and elderly parents... more

Lord Mandelson to cut off illegal downloaders

28.10.09
Computer users who download illegal content will be cut off from the internet under tough new rules announced by Peter Mandelson... more

Heed the omens, Mandy — above all, fear Caesar

29.09.09
Coinciding with the Labour Party conference is the publication of Robert Harris’s Roman thriller Lustrum, which is dedicated to his friend Peter Mandelson. The blurb on the book jacket says: “Blinded by Ambition. Seduced by Power”. Or as Mandelson prefers to describe himself these days, “a rounded and relaxed person”... more

Labour learns to love Lord Mandelson at last

28.09.09
Labour Party finally falls in love with Peter Mandelson as conference delegates are dazzled by the so-called Prince of Darkness... more

Leona Lewis and Peter Mandelson pair up for X Factor

25.09.09
Leona Lewis and Peter Mandelson have joined up to hunt for the X Factor.... more

Peter's healthy sense of self-preservation

21.08.09
Time, tide and the prostate gland are no respecters of high office - as Peter Mandelson discovers on being admitted to St Mary's for treatment of an enlarged gland.... more

Protesters target Lord Mandelson as he takes charge

10.08.09
Lord Mandelson’s home was besieged by protesters angry at the closure of Britain’s only wind turbine factory, as the Business Secretary returns from holiday to run the country... more

Lord Mandelson will never get the keys to No 10

10.08.09
The Business Secretary has enjoyed a Lazarus-like revival but there is little chance he will go higher, says a former Labour spin doctor... more

What Mandelson thinks of Brown and Cameron

29.07.09
Peter Mandelson is prodding at an interactive plasma screen at the Visual Planet company, oohing and aahing at what advanced manufacturing can do for Britain. It's everything New Labour loves - cutting edge, meritocratic and not a recession-hit smokestack industry... more

Lord Mandelson makes grab for levers of power

21.07.09
Lord Mandelson's growing dominance over the Government was laid bare as it emerged he was a member of no fewer than 35 Cabinet committees... more

City Spy: In the business of making excuses

01.07.09
Lord Mandelson claims he was forced to delay the sale of a stake in Royal Mail because there are more pressing matters to deal with. Funny...... more

Mandelson summit fails to secure Vauxhall jobs promise

11.06.09
Peter Mandelson met the boss of Vauxhall's new owner in the hope of securing jobs in the UK, but came up with little in the way of assurances for workers ... more

Woman who threw custard at Madelson cautioned

09.04.09
A environmental campaigner who threw green custard over Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has been given a police caution ... more

That green slime did the environment no good at all

09.03.09
Throwing slime at people seems unlikely to stop a Heathrow third runway, but it has managed the even harder task of making Peter Mandelson look good... more

Mr Brown's new war on bonuses

06.03.09
Fired by the success of his speech in Washington, Gordon Brown will today propose yet more international action on the recession... more

Mandelson slimed by Heathrow protester

06.03.09
Peter Mandelson had green custard thrown in his face today by a Heathrow runway protester as he arrived at a government summit on low-carbon jobs ... more

Number 10 steps into Mandelson post row

02.03.09
Downing Street denied that Lord Mandelson had effectively become "Deputy Prime Minister" as the row over his Royal Mail plans grew... more

More ministerial aides join revolt at Royal Mail sell-off

25.02.09
Three more ministerial aides have joined the revolt over the Royal Mail sell-off... more

Nuclear plants shut by mass strikes over foreign workers

02.02.09
Two nuclear power plants were hit by wildcat strikes over foreign workers... more

Mandelson set to unveil help for car industry

27.01.09
Transport: Business Secretary Peter Mandelson is set to outline a package of measures to help Britain's struggling car industry... more

Small business loan plan announced

14.01.09
The Government has announced plans to help small- and medium-sized businesses through the credit crunch by offering guarantees on £20 billion in bank loans... more

Mandy's staff on Facebook

12.01.09
Peter Mandelson's officials are allowed to log onto Facebook at work but Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon's staff are banned... more

Under-18s banned from using cigarette vending machines

09.12.08
Large displays of cigarettes in shops will be banned under tough new anti-smoking measures... more

Notebook: Dance, the secret of Lord Mandy’s youth

02.12.08
Peter Mandelson's self-preservation is due in part to an invigorating dancing sideline... more

Mandelson blamed for stubbing out new anti-smoking laws

28.11.08
Peter Mandelson is being accused by anti-smoking campaigners of blocking new laws to curb cigarette sales... more

This sea of troubles is one that Mandy whipped up for himself

29.10.08
Media: Peter Mandelson should be grateful for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross... more

Mandelson named in spy files on oligarch

24.10.08
Lord Mandelson's relationship with the Russian oligarch at the centre of the "yachtgate" scandal is detailed in secret government intelligence files... more

Mandelson backs away from new 'family' hours

20.10.08
A Cabinet split opened after Peter Mandelson put a question mark over new family-friendly working rights for parents... more

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