Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Mandelson was sacked last week after a tranche of emails were published in which he expressed love and support for Jeffrey Epstein and urged him to ‘fight for early release’ in 2008 Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA View image in fullscreen Mandelson was sacked last week after a tranche of emails were published in which he expressed love and support for Jeffrey Epstein and urged him to ‘fight for early release’ in 2008 Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA Mandelson not given in-depth vetting before appointment, says Foreign OfficeLetter to MPs says former US ambassador went through process only after his new role was announced to public Peter Mandelson was not subject to in-depth security vetting prior to his appointment as ambassador to Washington, the government has said.The Cabinet Office conducted a due diligence process on Mandelson before he was chosen for the role but this was not a security check, the Foreign Office said in a letter to MPs.Mandelson went through the ambassadorial appointment process, including in-depth national security vetting, only after his appointment had been announced to the public.The disclosure, made by the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, and the department’s top official, Oliver Robbins, raises further questions about the lack of rigour involved in Mandelson’s appointment to the top diplomatic post earlier this year.Cooper and Robbins were responding to a set of written questions from the foreign…
Published: September 16, 2025 5:53 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original