Failure to strip Mandelson of peerage would be a public betrayal, SNP warns

THE SNP has called on the Prime Minister to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage, warning that failing to do so would be a “betrayal of the public.” SNP MP Seamus Logan demanded Andy Burnham take urgent action to remove the title from the disgraced peer when Parliament returns in September. Lord Mandelson is being investigated by British police and EU anti-fraud officers on suspicion of offences committed in public office, including the passing of privileged information to the late US…