{"id":335381,"date":"2026-04-16T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mandelson-appointed-us-ambassador-despite-failing-security-vetting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:07","slug":"mandelson-appointed-us-ambassador-despite-failing-security-vetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mandelson-appointed-us-ambassador-despite-failing-security-vetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandelson appointed US ambassador despite failing security vetting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6dmzn9HaUFE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mandelson appointed US ambassador despite failing security vetting\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6dmzn9HaUFE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government appears to be at war with its own officials in the Foreign Office tonight after it emerged that Peter Mandelson failed his UK security vetting and was still appointed US Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government appears to be at war with its own officials in the Foreign Office tonight after it emerged that Peter Mandelson failed his UK security vetting and was still appointed US Ambassador. 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