
Amid the welter of details that will now engulf this story let’s keep in mind one thing: How is that that somebody who failed security vetting could still be appointed our ambassador to the USA? It defies belief and logic.
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Amid the welter of details that will now engulf this story let’s keep in mind one thing: How is that that somebody who failed security vetting could still be appointed our ambassador to the USA? It defies belief and logic.



BREAKING NEWS (with the potential to be massive): The Guardian reveals Peter Mandelson failed advanced security vetting before becoming US ambassador. He was initially denied developed vetting clearance in January 2025 - weeks after Keir Starmer had officially announced his appointment. Foreign Office was ‘encouraged’ to deploy a rarely-used power to override the recommendation from security officials. The Government promised total transparency on the Mandelson affair after MPs forced it to release of a batch of documents about the process. But nothing it has released reveals this startling fact. Indeed, Starmer has always insisted Mandelson was subject to 'security vetting, carried out independently by the security services, which is an intensive exercise that gave him clearance for the role'. Developing …

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