{"id":337193,"date":"2026-04-23T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-another-top-civil-servant-to-be-quizzed-by-mps-over-mandelson-vetting-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:00:18","slug":"watch-live-another-top-civil-servant-to-be-quizzed-by-mps-over-mandelson-vetting-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-another-top-civil-servant-to-be-quizzed-by-mps-over-mandelson-vetting-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Another top civil servant to be quizzed by MPs over Mandelson vetting scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/b4pJyhzMeIM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH LIVE: Another top civil servant to be quizzed by MPs over Mandelson vetting scandal\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b4pJyhzMeIM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Cat Little is appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee to be grilled over the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as the UK&#8217;s ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, she told the prime minister that the vetting process had raised concerns about Lord Mandelson, but the Foreign Office had still granted him security clearance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFor more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Cat Little is appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee to be grilled over the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as the UK&#8217;s ambassador to the US. 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