23 MAY 1998, Page 28

LETTERS Mandelson on truth

Sir: Not for the first time in the Spectator, Stephen Glover has made an allegation about me (Media studies, 16 May) which he could not substantiate because it is totally untrue. I did not express any view, directly or indirectly, to anyone about Rosie Boy- cott's appointment of Paul Routledge to her newspaper. I gather that Mr Routledge himself is responsible for circulating this untruth.

Peter Mandelson

Cabinet Office, Whitehall SW1