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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Barclays reportedly cuts ties with lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson

Peter Mandelson at the US ambassador's residence: he wears a black jacket, white shirt and tie plus black-framed spectacles.
Peter Mandelson has tried to distance himself from Global Counsel, the lobbying firm he co-founded, since the revelations of his relationship with Epstein. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Barclays has reportedly cut ties with the lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, after intense scrutiny of the founders’ dealings with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Vodafone has also said it is reviewing its contract for public affairs services with Global Counsel, which Mandelson co-founded in 2010 after Labour lost the general election.

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