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BBC Newspolitics45 days ago
Foreign Office Opts for Written Testimony from Civil Servant on Mandelson Vetting After Committee Request
The UK Foreign Office rejected a parliamentary committee's request for Ian Collard, a civil servant involved in security vetting, to give in-person evidence next week. Collard will instead submit written responses amid an ongoing review of the clearance granted to Lord Mandelson…
news.sky.comworld40 days ago
UK Official Testifies on Pressures in Mandelson's Ambassador Appointment and Withdrawal
Sir Olly Robbins, former chief of the U.K. Foreign Office, testified before the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee on pressures from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to appoint Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador despite security concerns. He detailed attempts to bypass…
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