Mandelson was offered highly classified briefing before vetting completed

Newly released documents suggest Foreign Office may have begun to brief new US ambassador while higher-level checks ongoingUK politics live – latest updatesPeter Mandelson was offered a highly classified briefing from the Foreign Office as US ambassador before he finished the formal vetting process, newly released documents reveal.The documents were released after the Conservatives forced the disclosures about the appointment of Mandelson, who was sacked in September last year because of his close association with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...


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