{"id":338571,"date":"2026-04-28T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-key-official-in-lord-mandelson-vetting-process-gives-his-side-of-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:22","slug":"watch-live-key-official-in-lord-mandelson-vetting-process-gives-his-side-of-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-key-official-in-lord-mandelson-vetting-process-gives-his-side-of-story\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Key official in Lord Mandelson vetting process gives his side of story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CHtPvNKN5OQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH LIVE: Key official in Lord Mandelson vetting process gives his side of story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHtPvNKN5OQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Foreign Office official Sir Philip Barton, who was at the very centre of the Lord Mandelson vetting process, will be questioned by MPs on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer allies will fear that Sir Philip may contradict the Prime Minister&#8217;s claim that \u201cno pressure existed whatsoever\u201d on the Foreign Office to approve Mandelson&#8217;s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>After Sir Philip&#8217;s evidence, Starmer&#8217;s former Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, will give evidence to the same committee. <\/p>\n<p>It is the beginning of a day of jeopardy for the Prime Minister, who later faces a vote on whether he should be referred to the privileges committee over claims he misled parliament about the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson on at least two separate occasions.<\/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>Foreign Office official Sir Philip Barton, who was at the very centre of the Lord Mandelson vetting process, will be questioned by MPs on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee this morning. 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