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He added that this would contribute to the chancellor having to money in November's Budget, "mostly through higher taxes".

UCU union members at Bangor University have passed a motion of no confidence in the vice chancellor and chief finance officer due to cuts to staff and budgets.

He said he wanted to reassure people he was talking to the business secretary, the chancellor, JLR, and unions "and we have good understanding of the issues which need to be resolved".

In a statement the UCU said: "The current QUB chancellor, Hillary Clinton, has been subpoenaed along with her husband, ex-US President Bill Clinton, to a congressional committee to give evidence concerning Epstein's business affairs."

A spokesman for the university - of which Mandelson was chancellor between 2016 and 2024 - said his honorary awards have been rescinded "following the revelations that have come to light in recent days".