Retired high court judge to review Peter Mandelson’s vetting process
Exclusive: Adrian Fulford will also examine wider national security vetting system after Foreign Office controversyUK politics live – latest updatesA retired high court judge is expected to review Peter Mandelson’s...
By Henry Dyer, Paul Lewis and Pippa Crerar · The Guardian World
Exclusive: Adrian Fulford will also examine wider national security vetting system after Foreign Office controversy UK politics live – latest updates A retired high court judge is expected to review Peter Mandelson’s vetting process and the wider national security vetting system. The review, commissioned by Downing Street, comes after a Guardian investigation revealing that security officials decided Mandelson should not receive developed vetting clearance , but were overruled by the Foreign Office to allow him to become US ambassador. Continue reading...