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Ambassadorial appointments should be subject to veto by MPs, committee recommends

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By Henry Dyer Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain's top diplomat in Washington. The foreign affairs select committee concluded that Mandelson's appointment was “nothing short of disastrous”, “highly damaging” for the British government and “painful and offensive to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein”.
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MPs raise doubts over missing Mandelson vetting documents

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By Henry Dyer Verified
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Documents about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to Washington are being withheld because of a police investigation. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Ministers have faced renewed cross-party pressure in parliament over documents missing from a 1,500-page release of papers about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to Washington.
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Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished

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By Henry Dyer Verified, Pippa Crerar Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Peter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work, and was in discussions with the head of MI6, before he had completed the developed vetting process, newly released documents reveal. Declassified emails show the ambassador designate and Richard Moore, the former chief of MI6 – a role known as “C” – had agreed to meet in early January 2025 before Mandelson went to Washington.
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