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role in vetting Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the US. It comes after Sir Olly was effectively sacked
Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US - a role he was later sacked
ambassador including texts with ministers and senior officials. Mandelson was sacked from the role in the autumn
ambassador to the US. Sir Olly was sacked as Foreign Office boss last week after it emerged he had cleared Lord Mandelson to take up the role
ambassador to the United States. The prime minister sacked Lord Mandelson from the role in September
Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting. The scandal has already led to the [sacking
role. The former Labour minister was then sacked as US ambassador in September last year, after new details emerged about the extent of his friendship with Epstein. Lord Mandelson
sacked by Sir Keir last week in the ongoing row about Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador. On Tuesday, Lord Doyle said he had never sought such a position, and was not aware
Mandelson. The peer was given security clearance for the role of UK ambassador to the US, despite concerns being raised by vetting officials. The prime minister went on to sack
Mandelson](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3edlg5w855o) 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 in February
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
Mandelson as ambassador to the US. It comes after it emerged the peer was given security clearance for the role in January 2025, against the recommendation of officials who vetted him. He formally took
sacked official says Downing Street considered giving the prime minister's then-director of communications Lord Doyle an ambassador role, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office has said. Sir Olly Robbins made
Mandelson's time as UK ambassador to the US was published on Monday. It comes after MPs voted to release the documents in February, aiming to reveal behind-the scenes-discussions about
role of US ambassador. [The Guardian newspaper reported](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that the Foreign Office overruled the vetting decision to ensure the peer could take up the post. Lord Mandelson was sacked
role on Thursday. Robbins was sacked hours after the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson [failed his security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/keir-starmer-kept-in-dark-peter-mandelson-vetting-two-top-civil-servants) in January 2025, during the process to appoint him as ambassador
Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting. The scandal, [first revealed by the Guardian last week
ambassador to the US. Morgan McSweeney, who resigned in February over the advice, said he felt the peer's experience as an EU trade envoy would help the UK secure a US trade deal. However
ambassador to Washington [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government spokesperson denied on Thursday that Starmer had any knowledge of the Foreign
role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting. 4. ***Protest*** | Seven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich [have