Disgraced peer Lord Peter Mandelson facing £300 fine after urinating in the street
Lord Peter Mandelson, who was pictured urinating in the street, is now facing a fine of up to £300.
Photos revealing Lord Peter Mandelson urinating in the street have led to the disgraced peer facing a fine of up to £300. Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it is seeking to issue a fixed-penalty notice to the former Labour grandee after the Daily Mail published the grainy images appearing to show him relieving himself outside an upmarket residence.
The incident took place after a late-night visit to former Tory chancellor George Osborne’s Notting Hill home last November. A council spokesperson said: “We are looking to issue a fixed-penalty notice but need to obtain a suitable address.”
A fixed-penalty notice is not a criminal conviction but can show up on the police national computer. Public urination carries a maximum fine of £300 within the borough, which can be reduced to £150 if paid within 14 days.
Mandelson apologised at the time, claiming he had been “stood up by two Uber drivers and kept waiting in the street for half-an-hour” and was “bursting”.
The news follows Lord Mandelson’s sacking as the UK’s ambassador to the US last September over his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019.
Scotland Yard has since launched a separate, criminal investigation into allegations of misconduct in a public office after Lord Mandelson was accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein during his time as business secretary in 2009. He was arrested in February and released under investigation.
Lord Mandelson’s legal team has been approached for comment.