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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

REVEALED: Mandelson not given in depth vetting before appointment says foreign office | Vintage Vibes

Peter Mandelson
Mandelson was sacked last week after a tranche of emails were published in which he expressed love and support for Jeffrey Epstein and urged him to ‘fight for early release’ in 2008 Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Peter Mandelson was not subject to in-depth security vetting prior to his appointment as ambassador to Washington, the government has said.

The Cabinet Office conducted a due diligence process on Mandelson before he was chosen for the role but this was not a security check, the Foreign Office said in a letter to MPs.

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