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Ex-FCDO chief tells MPs he had concerns over Mandelson’s Epstein links

concerns over Mandelson’s Epstein links The former Foreign Office chief has said he was concerned

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

concerns about Lord Mandelson, but the Foreign Office had still granted him security clearance. The prime

Key figure in Mandelson vetting row will not appear to give evidence to MPs

Foreign Office had told him about the vetting concerns "Mandelson would not have been committed

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

Foreign Office boss last week after it emerged he had cleared Lord Mandelson to take up the role despite officials raising security concerns

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Mandelson despite concerns raised by the civil service was made by the prime minister. He said: “The whole posting was controversial. By the time Olly Robbins became permanent secretary in the Foreign Office

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite the concerns of vetting officials. Olly Robbins, the former top official at the Foreign Office

I made 'serious mistake' advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, PM's ex-top adviser says

Mandelson was given security clearance for the role by the Foreign Office, despite concerns being

Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting

concerns related to Mandelson’s tenure as ambassador to Washington. “I know many members across the house will find these facts to be incredible,” Starmer said, after setting out how the Foreign Office

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Foreign Office official ousted after it emerged Peter Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns

Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

Foreign Office, the department that authorised Lord Mandelson's clearance despite the vetting concerns from

Key questions facing government over Mandelson vetting

concerns were? And alongside that - why did officials in the Foreign Office make the decision to go ahead with the appointment? Lord Mandelson

Top Cabinet Office official to give evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson’s vetting – UK politics live

Foreign Office permanent secretary, on the grounds that he should have followed the UKSV advice in relation to Mandelson – or at least flagged up these concerns

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

concerns had already been shared with No 10. But Starmer had decided to go ahead anyway, and the White House was expecting Mandelson. As the now former top mandarin at the Foreign Office

Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs

concern” and recommended “clearance denied or withdrawn”. - If he was asked by anyone in the Foreign Office, Downing Street or the Cabinet Office for advice about whether Lord Mandelson

PM's ex-chief of staff says he doesn't recognise claims about his behaviour

Mandelson was given security clearance for the role [despite concerns being raised by vetting officials](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0n5700nrpo). Former senior Foreign Office

Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting

Mandelson’s tenure in the top diplomatic role amid concerns over potential leaks. Robbins, who was the most senior official at the Foreign Office

Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins

concern about Keir’s Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins as the Foreign Office’s top official over the Peter Mandelson

Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

Mandelson a “high concern”. The Cabinet Office on Friday published a template of that file on its website.  The Cabinet Office released this

PM admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

Foreign Office, has dominated the past week. It emerged his department had given Lord Mandelson security clearance for the top diplomatic job in January 2025, despite concerns

Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

Office, has been giving evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee about the vetting of Lord Mandelson. The peer was given security clearance for the role of UK ambassador to the US, despite concerns