Mandelson’s £75,000 payout after sacking was ‘value for money’, claims minister

The sum awarded to Peter Mandelson after his dismissal over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the first set of government documents published this week

Peter Mandelson leaving his home in London on Wednesday. Picture: Jeff Moore/PA

The £75,000 (€87,000) taxpayer-funded payout Peter Mandelson received after being sacked as ambassador to Washington was “value for money”, a minister has argued.

The sum awarded to the disgraced peer after his dismissal over his ties to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the first set of government documents published on Wednesday.