
Cat Little: Senior civil servant says due process followed in Mandelson vetting
Cat Little, the UK's most senior civil servant at the Cabinet Office, has told the Commons foreign affairs committee that 'due process was followed' in the vetting of Lord Mandelson for the US ambassador role. She said she found no documentation confirming 'pressure' from Downing Street, and that a document summarising the vetting agency's recommendation was not shared with her until 25 March - five months after Mandelson was sacked. The PM insists he was unaware the Foreign Office granted clearance against UKSV advice.





