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Cat Little: Senior civil servant says due process followed in Mandelson vetting

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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.

In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail Seen through the Westminster bubble, the Peter Mandelson vetting affair looks like an age-old conflict pitting ministers against mandarins. Yet the latest top civil servant to testify to parliament over what some are now calling “Mandygate” gave an intriguing account that suggested it has never been as simple as that.Cat Little, the top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, did not put it in these terms, but what she revealed was an extraordinary dispute between the country’s most senior civil servants. Continue reading...

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Foreign Office refused to provide Mandelson vetting summary, minister tells MPs

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Foreign Office refused to provide Mandelson vetting summary, minister tells MPs

A UK minister has revealed that Foreign Office officials refused to provide a summary of why Peter Mandelson was initially refused vetting clearance during his appointment as a minister. David Robbins, then Foreign Office counterpart, resisted sending the document despite requests as part of Commons 'humble address' proceedings. The Foreign Office also initiated discussions about whether vetting was needed for Mandelson as a member of the House of Lords. Additionally, there appears to be no official record of Prime Minister Keir Starmer approving Mandelson's appointment, with boxes for the PM's comments left blank on relevant forms.

Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office top civil servant disputes that her department suggested vetting might not be neededUK politics live – latest updatesOlly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said.The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by UK Security Vetting (UKSV), she said. Continue reading...

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Cabinet Office chief says Robbins refused to hand over Mandelson vetting summary

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Cabinet Office chief says Robbins refused to hand over Mandelson vetting summary

Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little has accused former Foreign Office head Olly Robbins of refusing to hand over a vetting summary about Peter Mandelson's security clearance. Giving evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee, Little said Robbins resisted her department seeing documents connected to Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US, despite her specific request. She disputed Robbins' claim that the Cabinet Office had suggested Mandelson might not need vetting, saying emails showed it was the Foreign Office that raised this possibility given his status as a member of the House of Lords.

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Cat Little explains delay in informing PM about Mandelson vetting recommendations

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Cat Little explains delay in informing PM about Mandelson vetting recommendations

Cat Little testified that she delayed informing the Prime Minister about Peter Mandelson's vetting report to seek legal advice. The testimony highlights ongoing confusion regarding civil service procedures and communication between the Cabinet Office and Foreign Office.

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Cabinet Office Official to Testify on Peter Mandelson Vetting Controversy

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Cabinet Office Official to Testify on Peter Mandelson Vetting Controversy

Cat Little, Cabinet Office permanent secretary, will give evidence to MPs regarding the vetting of Peter Mandelson for ambassadorial clearance. The hearing follows controversy over Olly Robbins's sacking and the discovery of a recommendation against granting Mandelson clearance.

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