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Source #3707

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TitleNew Statesman report on Foreign Office documents
Original URLhttps://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/employment-tribunal/employment-tribunal-england-wales/decisions/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2025-09-24
EntityPeter Mandelson
Captured2026-04-11T21:31:56.453Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-11T21:31:56.453Z UTC
SHA-25600f83b358d88e5904a639e99bcacc07b27e0f6a769c1b66fc78dfc2170f467aa
Content length156 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Peter Mandelson threatened employment tribunal action over his dismissal as US Ambassador, seeking advice from Senior Counsel specializing in employment law

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