Key Points as MPs Question Ex-Senior Aide About Mandelson Appointment

Peter Mandelson's appointment did not follow normal process, former official says

KEIR Starmer’s claim that “full due process” was followed in Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US has been called into question after the former Foreign Office chief revealed vetting was not done in the usual way.

Downing Street Put Me Under Constant Pressure to Approve Mandelson – Failure Would Have Been a "Crisis", Says Sir Philip Barton

Sir Philip Barton, the civil servant in charge at the Foreign Office when Peter Mandelson was vetted, has said he was under constant "pressure" to get the approval through and failure would have been a "crisis".

7 key points as ex-Foreign Office chief says he was worried about Mandelson

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Philip Barton said he was concerned about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which he dubbed a 'toxic hot potato'

Keir Starmer failed to follow 'normal' rules in Mandelson appointment

Sir Philip Barton told MPs 'the die was cast' on Mandelson from the moment Starmer announced his appointment - with no backup plan if he failed vetting.

No10 Publishes Chris Wormald Letter Claiming "Appropriate Processes Were Followed" Over Mandelson Vetting

Downing Street has published Chris Wormald's letter to Starmer from September 2025: APPOINTMENT AND WITHDRAWAL FROM POST OF HMA WASHINGTON As we

Starmer’s ‘due process’ claim over Mandelson job not backed by ex-official

Sir Keir Starmer’s assertion that “full due process” was followed in Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US has not been backed by the former top official at the Foreign Office. The Prime Minister faces a possible parliamentary sleaze inquiry over claims he misled MPs over the process which led to Lord Mandelson […]