{"id":337209,"date":"2026-04-23T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-civil-servant-grilled-over-mandelson-vetting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:00:06","slug":"top-civil-servant-grilled-over-mandelson-vetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/top-civil-servant-grilled-over-mandelson-vetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Top civil servant grilled over Mandelson vetting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/APl9laaRPTg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Top civil servant grilled over Mandelson vetting\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APl9laaRPTg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, Cat Little, has been giving evidence before MPs about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>After she discovered that vetting officials had recommended Lord Mandelson should not get security clearance, she informed Keir Starmer, who then sacked the head of the Foreign Office for not disclosing the information.<\/p>\n<p>She was asked why it took her nearly three weeks to tell the Prime Minister about the failed vetting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow 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 top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, Cat Little, has been giving evidence before MPs about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. 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