1. United Kingdom — Mandelson Departure
- Author:
- Caspar Fithin
- Publication Date:
- 02-2001
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Oxford Analytica
- Abstract:
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson, resigned in acrimonious circumstances last week. Mandelson was a key figure in the reconstruction of the Labour Party in the 1990s and the most prominent partisan of early euro entry in the UK cabinet. While Mandelson's departure will be felt within the Labour Party and comes at a critical time in the Northern Ireland peace process, the most substantial impact is likely to be on the internal debate within the cabinet over euro-area entry, with the consequence of a diminishing likelihood of an early referendum on the issue.
- Topic:
- Government, International Trade and Finance, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and North Ireland