Ex-Foreign Office chief says he thought Mandelson’s Epstein links would make his appointment ‘difficult’, but he was not consulted - UK politics live
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Philip Barton gives evidence to foreign affairs committee, with Morgan McSweeney due later this morning, ahead of vote this afternoon Q: Was there pressure on you to approve Mandelson’s vetting?This is a reference to the claim that Keir Starmer misled MPs last week when he talked about no pressure being placed on the Foreign Office.One is during my tenure. I was not aware of any pressure on the substance of the Mandelson DV case.Question two was there pressure? Absolutely. And I’ve described it.
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