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| Thursday, 20 December, 2001, 08:36 GMT Mandelson finances in the spotlight ![]() Mr Mandelson has become a popular public speaker Peter Mandelson has become a director of the new agency created by the brains behind Labour's �4m election advertising campaign, according to his entry in the MPs' register of interests. The former Northern Ireland secretary - who quit the government in January - volunteered his connection to advertising firm Clemmow Hornby Inge in the newly-published register.
The Hartlepool MP's other interests include his column in GQ magazine for which he is paid between �10,001-�15,000. The register also shows that Mr Mandelson is a popular choice on the lecture circuit. Workout His talks have brought him fees from the Retail 100 Club, UBS Warburg and Weber Shandwick Worldwide. Breaks in his demanding schedule may see the MP keeping in trim at the Third Space Gym for which he has been given free membership - said to be worth around �1,080. The register also reveals that Iain Duncan Smith's successful campaign to become leader of the Conservatives had donations in excess of �111,000.
Hair products manufacturer John Frieda was Mr Duncan Smith's biggest donor with a gift of �20,000. The Tory leader also received a gift of �5235.50 from the new party treasurer Sir Stanley Kalms. Mr Duncan Smith's rivals in the leadership contest also list their campaign expenditure with Michael Portillo also showing a donation from Sir Stanley of �5,000. Sir Stanley's predecessor as Tory treasurer, Lord Ashcroft, provided both former leader William Hague and Mr Duncan Smith with a series of flights. Tory cabinet office spokesman Tim Collins' entry has a hint of triumphalism about it. It reads that he received �250 from Liberal Democrat peer Lord Razzall "in settlement of a bet on the outcome of the general election in my constituency". Lib Dem MP John Thurso's extensive entry in the register includes a donation of 25% of his election expenses from Lord Kirkham. Lord Kirkham's name also cropped up in Mr Hague's entry as the man who lent him a helicopter on several occasions. Generous Speaker Asked to explain this bi-partisan generosity on the part of Lord Kirkham, Mr Thurso told the Guardian: "He is a very old friend. He told me he didn't believe in anything I stood for but gave me the money just the same." Not all MPs keep the profits of their investments to themselves. Commons Speaker Michael Martin donates the rental income from a flat, less the money for the mortgage, to the homeless. And Labour's Fraser Kemp donated his fees for broadcasting to Wearside Women in Need - a charity for the victims of domestic violence. | See also: Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top UK Politics stories now: Links to more UK Politics stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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