I made ‘serious mistake’ advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, PM’s ex-top adviser says
Earlier, Sir Philip Barton, the top civil servant at the Foreign Office at the time, told the committee Downing Street had been “uninterested” in the vetting process and the focus was on making sure Lord Mandelson was able to start his job by the time of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Published at Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0000