Mandelson was appointed as a result of the UK wanted an ‘unconventional ambassador’, says MPs

Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander has admitted the furore over the firing of Lord Peter Mandelson is "not headlines anybody wanted".

He says: "The purpose he was appointed was a judgement that given the depth of his expertise as a former commerce commissioner for the European Union, his lengthy expertise in politics and doing politics on the highest worldwide ranges, he might do a job for the United Kingdom.

"We knew this was an unconventional presidential administration, and that was the basis on which there was a judgement that we needed an unconventional ambassador."

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