Foreign Office Official Felt Pressure on Mandelson Vetting Clearance

Ian Collard, a senior Foreign Office official, reveals to MPs that he felt pressured to expedite the vetting clearance for Peter Mandelson due to contacts from Downing Street. Collard admitted he had not reviewed the UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins, the former permanent secretary of the department.

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