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Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

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

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Mandelson had failed security vetting after being appointed as ambassador to the US](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) – a revelation that prompted the sacking

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

Mandelson ahead of his confirmation as ambassador to the US. But speaking to MPs on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee this week, [Sir Olly said](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxk5e570qxo) he had never seen that explicit recommendation

Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

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

No 10 considered giving Doyle ambassador role, sacked official says

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

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 files: What you need to know

Mandelson's stint as the UK's ambassador to the US. It comes after MPs voted to force the release of documents about his appointment to the job, from which he was sacked

Five questions left unanswered by the Mandelson files

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

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

ambassador, who was sacked after new revelations about his friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don’t like the way he operates, it’s always all about Peter

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

sacked by Keir Starmer has given a devastating account of his government, saying Downing Street put [huge pressure on the civil service](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer) to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

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

Ed Miliband says he and Lammy feared Mandelson appointment could ‘blow up’

ambassador to Washington which they feared could “blow up”, the energy secretary has revealed. Miliband said he had spoken to Lammy, who was foreign secretary at the time Mandelson was given the Washington post, with

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

sacked by Starmer. ## Oral briefings The committee has so far focused on a decision taken by Robbins over a few hours in late January 2025. Starmer had weeks earlier announced that Mandelson would

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

Mandelson as US ambassador before the foreign affairs select committee and very instructive it has been, too. Not least to see how much they dislike any extra attention from the public. Their obvious discomfort

Sacked civil servant to speak out in Mandelson vetting row

sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning. Sir Olly Robbins, who had been the permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office

UK’s new ambassador to US said Starmer had been ‘on the ropes’ over Mandelson scandal

ambassador to the US has described Keir Starmer as having been “on the ropes” over the [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) scandal and said it is Israel rather than Britain that has a “special relationship

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

ambassador the United States, Lord Mandelson. Sir Keir told MPs this week that the security officials had recommended against vetting approval being granted but that had not been passed on to him. Speaking

McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

Mandelson protege, reiterated that he resigned because he “took responsibility” for recommending the peer for the role of ambassador. McSweeney had previously said in his exit statement, that he took “full responsibility” for giving Starmer

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street put huge pressure

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns raised during the vetting process is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday. Sir Olly Robbins will be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee over