The government has said it will not ask the French to remove Peter Mandelson’s Legion of Honour. He got the award in 2017 for “devoting his entire career to serving the UK and EU”…
The Legion d’honneur was created by Napoleon Bonaparte and is granted for gallantry in military action or 20 years of distinguished military or civilian service in peace. Mandelson got it at a glitzy event in London…
Asked by Tory Mike Wood if the FCDO would make representations to the French for the removal of the award, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said:
“That is a matter for the French authorities, as was the original decision to make the award.”
Presumably the police found it in the man drawer during one of their searches…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”