Mandelson was ‘denied security clearance’ yet stayed in US ambassador post

City AM — Apr 16, 15:03 PM

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Lord Peter Mandelson was denied clearance in a confidential security vetting process after he had already become ambassador to the US yet a rarely-used power was used to keep him in the post, it has been reported.

Mandelson reportedly failed to pass a confidential security-led vetting process following initial Cabinet Office checks, which were mostly https://www.cityam.com/mandelson-was-denied-security-clearance-yet-stayed-in-us-ambassador-post/">[...]

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