What might McSweeney and Barton reveal about Mandelson vetting scandal?

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MPs likely to question Starmer’s ex-chief of staff and former top official in Foreign Office on pressure, process and accessThe evidence of two ex-officials on Tuesday morning will be a key moment in the growing crisis around Peter Mandelson’s vetting for US ambassador which threatens to bring down Keir Starmer’s premiership.The prime minister will later face a crucial vote on a parliamentary inquiry into whether he misled MPs when claiming “full due process” had been followed. Continue reading...

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