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Mandelson came to be appointed in the first place. They are Philip Barton, the former permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, and [Morgan McSweeney](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/morgan-mcsweeney), Starmer’s former chief of staff. McSweeney
appointment. In a further development, a letter from Ian Collard – the director of security who briefed Robbins – to the FAC on Mandelson’s vetting revealed on Monday night that he had not seen the document
impact is probably not as bad as many MPs feared; Politico [quotes](https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/the-pdf-induced-hangover/) one official as saying the mood last night was at the “top end” of expectations. Here is our main story
appointing Mandelson. “Prime ministers do make hundreds of decisions. And they don’t get them all right. This one Keir got wrong … It does speak to an era, some people call it ‘the boys club
appointment as ambassador to Washington, in response to a Conservative motion in the House of Commons seeking transparency on the decision. Within the documents there were relatively few messages directly from Starmer, although this
Mandelson was sacked over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: James Manning/PA Any goodwill towards a Labour administration that existed after 14 years of the Conservatives appears to have evaporated
appoint the disgraced former US ambassador, accusing him of a “cover-up”. It followed a morning of committee meetings in which Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff and a confidant
appoint Lord Mandelson to the Washington job; and that Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden both criticised [attempts by No10 to sound out an ambassadorial role for Matthew (now Lord
appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate today on potentially referring the prime minister to the privileges committee. 4. ***Education |*** Half of headteachers say parts of their
appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. In recent weeks several Labour ministers have [played down](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/wes-streeting-says-he-does-not-want-keir-starmer-ousted) the possibility of Starmer being removed because of any poor performance in the local elections, citing