{"id":335415,"date":"2026-04-16T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-not-aware-foreign-office-overruled-mandelson-vetting-decision-until-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:35","slug":"pm-not-aware-foreign-office-overruled-mandelson-vetting-decision-until-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-not-aware-foreign-office-overruled-mandelson-vetting-decision-until-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"PM &#8216;not aware&#8217; Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting decision &#8216;until this week&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/z49G1CE2KiU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM 'not aware' Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting decision 'until this week'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z49G1CE2KiU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has responded to reports that the Foreign Office overruled the decision on Lord Mandelson&#8217;s failed security vetting clearance prior to his appointment as UK ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesperson has confirmed this is correct &#8211; but said neither Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer or any minister was aware until this week. <\/p>\n<p>Mandelson was sacked in September 2025 after further details emerged about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. He has previously denied any wrongdoing in regard to his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/2Rxqi7j <\/p>\n<p>#PeterMandelson #EpsteinFiles #Politics #UK<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has responded to reports that the Foreign Office overruled the decision on Lord Mandelson&#8217;s failed security vetting clearance prior to his appointment as UK ambassador to the US. A government spokesperson has confirmed this is correct &#8211; but said neither Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer or any minister was aware until this week. 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