Peter Mandelson comes under fire for wooing Qatar’s super-rich as the Labour peer expands his lobbying firm
- Labour peer Peter Mandelson has opened a new office in Qatar’s capital, Doha
- He claimed Qatar offered ‘unique strategic advantages for businesses’
- Qatar has been condemned over reports it has mistreated migrant workers
Peter Mandelson has been accused of turning a blind eye to Qatar’s shameful human rights record as he expands his lobbying company for the super-rich.
The Labour peer and close adviser to Sir Keir Starmer last week opened a new arm of his Global Counsel consultancy in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Despite mounting criticism of the regime, Lord Mandelson brazenly cited a ‘partnership’ with the Gulf state’s investment trading area – which he hailed…
