Straw named as man who brought down Mandelson

Jack Straw has been being named as the man who triggered Peter Mandelson's downfall by informing Tony Blair of a discrepancy in the former Northern Ireland Secretary's account of events.

Mr Mandelson admitted on Sunday that he had discussed his involvement with Indian tycoon Srichand Hinduja's passport application with the Home Secretary before the story went public a week ago.