{"id":338585,"date":"2026-04-28T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/full-coverage-morgan-mcsweeney-and-sir-philip-barton-questioned-by-mps-over-mandelson-appointment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:43","slug":"full-coverage-morgan-mcsweeney-and-sir-philip-barton-questioned-by-mps-over-mandelson-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/full-coverage-morgan-mcsweeney-and-sir-philip-barton-questioned-by-mps-over-mandelson-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Full coverage | Morgan McSweeney and Sir Philip Barton questioned by MPs over Mandelson appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TjgdBYa62lI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Full coverage | Morgan McSweeney and Sir Philip Barton questioned by MPs over Mandelson appointment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TjgdBYa62lI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This morning, the former boss of the Foreign Office, Sir Philip Barton, will give evidence to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, who are looking into the Mandelson vetting scandal.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the PM&#8217;s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, will also be grilled by the committee.<\/p>\n<p>It was McSweeney who advised Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson in the first place. 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