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Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US - a role he was later sacked
ambassador to the US in December 2024. Lord Mandelson was sacked the following September over
Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador – from which he was subsequently sacked – including texts with
sacked by Sir Keir last week in the ongoing row about Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador
Mandelson at the White House in May 2025 during his time as the UK’s ambassador to the US. He was sacked
Mandelson was appointed the UK’s ambassador to Washington in February 2025. He was sacked
sacked because he had not told Starmer that Mandelson failed his security vetting interview after Starmer had announced he was getting the ambassador
Mandelson to the job of ambassador to the US, and the subsequent sacking of senior
Mandelson failed his initial vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and that decision was then overruled by the Foreign Office. He was appointed as US ambassador but sacked
Mandelson's being appointed as US ambassador, but that recommendation was overruled by the Foreign Office. Sir Olly Robbins, who was two weeks into the job heading up the Foreign Office at the time
Mandelson, who was appointed as the UK's ambassador to the US but sacked seven
Mandelson as the UK's ambassador. However, Sir Olly Robbins, who was the senior civil servant in the Foreign Office until he was sacked
sacked as US ambassador in September last year, after new details emerged about the extent of his friendship with Epstein. Lord Mandelson
Mandelson was the UK ambassador to the US ay the time, but was later sacked
Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US without the usual vetting process but the Foreign Office pushed back and the vetting eventually went ahead. The former permanent secretary, who was sacked
Mandelson vetting scandal before a high-jeopardy appearance of the sacked top official before MPs on Tuesday. Six days after the prime minister said he had learned that his pick for Washington ambassador
Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s latest “Trump whisperer” a stroke of genius at the time, the risks were always clear. It was common knowledge Starmer’s pick for UK ambassador to Washington
ambassador [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) had not passed UK security vetting. There is strong support for Robbins within Whitehall, with senior civil servants said to believe he was in effect sacked
Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office
Mandelson was announced as the UK's ambassador to the US in December 2024, before in-depth vetting had been carried out. He formally took up the role on 10 February 2025 but was sacked