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His full designation will be Baron Mandelson of Foy in the county of Herefordshire and Hartlepool in the county of Durham.
But the new Business Secretary, who takes his seat in the Upper House today, wants to be known as “plain Lord Mandelson”. There being no other Mandelsons in the House, he can be known as just that.
People preparing for their elevation to the Lords are asked by the House’s authorities for “geographical designations”. Lord Mandelson has opted for two: Hartlepool, his old constituency and Foy, a hamlet in the Welsh borders where he once owned a cottage.
The briefer title is the one that will be used, it appears. The Business Secretary told The Times last night: “I have decided to be plain Lord Mandelson. Foy and Hartlepool are places in which I lived. But that is not the title. The only one to be used for formal or informal occasions is Lord Mandelson.”
The ceremony of introduction is less complicated than it was, yet it will offer plenty to aficionados of protocol. In a procession led by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and the Garter Principal King of Arms, Peter Mandelson, wearing a parliamentary robe and sandwiched between two peers, will proceed to the Table of the House. A clerk will read the Letters Patent, used by the Queen to create a peerage, and administer the oath of allegiance.
Lord Mandelson and his supporters will bow towards the Cloth of Estate, and proceed out of the chamber, shaking hands with the Lords Speaker.
Having left the European Commission to rejoin the Cabinet, he will, under EU rules, be eligible for about £78,000 in three annual “transitionary payments”. The top-up ensures that his income in his new job is the same as his £182,500 salary as a commissioner. When he is 65, his pension will start at £31,000 and rise with the cost of living.

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" . . . . . and administer the oath of allegiance. "
Listen carefully to this Peter, it's about serving Queen and Country - not yourself and your rich pals!
Roger Bingham, Lauzun, France
How about Lord Mandy of Sleeze and repeated sackings !!
Apparently some weeks ago he drank Chinese milk to show it was safe - and got a kidney stone 9 days later!!
Richard, Greater Manchester,
I will call him many things - Lord - will not be one of them!
wills, soton, UK
there is np point in any petiton to Govt. as they are simply far to arrogant tpo listen -
Mandelson in the 'Lords' ?sums it all up..
mike cassidy, gloucester, uk
Sacked how many times then rewarded with a title?
A PM not elected by the people?
This country must now be a complete laughing stock.
A general election is not going to happen while the government can hang on by skin of its teeth and while their MPs can keep their jobs.
Parasites!
BC, Nottingham,
Titles oh how gross.
So much easier for the people when the guileteen is set up in parliment square.
bernie, Sydney, Australia
I have given my parrot the title, 'Lord Cheeky Choca of Stanley Gardens'.
If anyone thinks this is bizarre, it's about the same as Lord mandy!
Gino Francesco, Hastings, UK
Just feel so terribly sad that ER2 has to sign of on this charade
Indeed Maa'm Stand up and be counted.
Honors should be earned- In battles defending the realm only.
Love you Maa'm but you are misguided by your ministers.
the run of the mill knight lord or whatever have no cred..
bernie, Sydney, Australia
From the 60's TV series "The Persauders"
Tony Curtis "Hey! You lords fight dirty."
Roger Moore "How do you think we got to be lords?"
Says it all.
Graeme, Edinburgh, UK
Were the hapless people of Foy and Hartlepool given a chance to agree to this outrage?
Peter Wright, West Kilbride,
Thatcher's children? I didn't hear of many of them growing up in Scotland in the 1950s
Keith, Wirral,
Since the hereditary peers lost their right to sit in the House of Lords, it should be renamed. "House of Cronies" has a nice ring to it. And as for "nobility", God give me strength when Peter Mandelson is mentioned in the same breath.
Tom Welsh, Basingstoke,
Will his partner be known as Lady Mandleson?
John, Durham, UK
He will be a walking, talking, sneering definition of the expression, "LORDING IT".
brian keating, agde, france
It shows just how desprate Brown and the labour party are,
M. C Rudd, Barking, UK
Is further proof needed of how Socialism has been subverted and bastardised by Thatcher's children?
Boyd Grafmayer, Padstow, England
I've signed the petition. What an absolute disgrace. I am completely appalled that this revolting man has been given this position. Shame on Gordon Brown and the Labour party.
GENERAL ELECTION NOW!
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/PeterMandelson
Ben, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
So this is how the Smarmy Army look after themselves, at the Tax-Payers expense. No wonder they are always shown Laughing. They must be on their way to the Bank !
B.W.Moore. Mr., Stockton on Tees, UK
Petition the Government to get rid of this leech.
Go to:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/
and sign the petition.
Matthew, Bucks, UK