Robbins says Downing St pressured him to sign off Mandelson appointment
Sacked head of Foreign Office says there was ‘dismissive attitude’ to security vetting of former ambassador
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 —
- Sacked civil servant describes pressure to approve Mandelson as UK ambassador to US ABC News —