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detail, not interested in the actual processes of government and devoid of any political antenna". Ouch! By publishing an account of a recent meeting about the mess, it's been made clear the prime minister
Mandelson had failed vetting, arguing that there was a difference between being involved in the decision and being informed about it. It published an explanatory document that said: “No law stops civil servants sensibly flagging
vetting”. He said there was “live conversation” and “debate” among top officials at the Cabinet Office, Foreign Office and other departments about disclosure. Government sources have told the Guardian that it was always the intention
vetting file, which he described as sitting in a “hermetically sealed box”, and relied entirely on Collard’s “oral briefing”. According to Robbins, Collard briefed him that “UKSV considered Mandelson a ‘borderline’ case
process had been followed and that he had wrongly said Mandelson cleared the vetting. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey accused Starmer of a “catastrophic error of judgment”. “Now it looks as though
details of Mandelson’s personal life, and financial and business dealings – which the prime minister is also believed to have now seen – as well as the recommendation that Mandelson had failed vetting
Vetting. People familiar with the process told The Associated Press that is standard practice because of the sensitive personal information involved, including “financial, personal, sexual, religious and other types of background information”. Opposition Conservative Party
process at the time, but conceded there were some "time pressures" on the Foreign Office to confirm him ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. On the departure of Sir Olly, Lammy
details of it. "It seems strange that a Labour prime minister comes to Scotland during an election campaign and doesn't appear to be campaigning with the Labour Party. "It's almost