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undefined | Mandelson faces £300 fine for urinating in street

Lord Peter Mandelson, a former UK ambassador to the United States, is expected to receive a fixed‑penalty notice of up to £300 for publicly urinating on a street in Notting Hill, west London, in November of last year. Kensington and Chelsea Council said it wants to issue the fine but has been unable to locate a suitable address for Mandelson, preventing the notice from being served.

The incident was captured in photographs published by the Daily Mail, showing the former Labour minister relieving himself against a wall after leaving the home of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne. Council officers were not present at the time, so no on‑the‑spot fine could be issued, but the images and public comments have prompted the authority to pursue a penalty, which would be reduced to £150 if paid within two weeks.

Mandelson’s troubles come amid broader controversies. He was dismissed as Britain’s ambassador to the US in September after revelations about his connections to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, and he is under criminal investigation for allegedly passing market‑sensitive government information to Epstein. A former business secretary and key architect of New Labour, Mandelson was appointed ambassador by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in December 2024, arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and remains a high‑profile figure in British politics.