Mandelson hosted goldmining company in US before embassy warned NI's top civil servant of ‘negative' planning delays
The UK's Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, invited a company behind plans for a controversial Co Tyrone goldmine to a St Patrick's Day breakfast in Washington — and one month later a letter was sent from his embassy to the head of the NI Civil Service claiming delays to the project are off-putting for potential investors.
Private documents obtained under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act reveal that Lord Mandelson and Dalradian discussed the huge mining project in Washington and communicated afterwards.
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