UK officials saw ‘no need’ to vet Peter Mandelson, sacked Olly Robbins claims.
The ex-top Foreign Office official said the risks in appointing the controversial Labour figure as U.K. ambassador to Washington were made clear to the PM before his appointment.
Mandelson vetting scandal deepens
- Ex-official blames pressure from U.K. prime minister's office to pick Epstein-linked U.S. ambassador CBC —
- Ex-official describes pressure from UK PM's office, deepening Mandelson row The Straits Times —
- PM’s Office ‘Dismissive’ of Mandelson Vetting: Official Bloomberg —
- Sir Olly Robbins: No10 put Foreign Office under 'constant pressure' to approve Lord Mandelson Yorkshire Post —
- Robbins says Downing St pressured him to sign off Mandelson appointment Financial Times —