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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Henry Dyer and Paul Lewis

What might McSweeney and Barton reveal about Mandelson vetting scandal?

Peter Mandelson Philip Barton Morgan McSweeney Olly Robbins Sir Keir Starmer FCDO Downing Street the Cabinet Office Ian Collard the Foreign Office
Morgan McSweeney
Morgan McSweeney (pictured) and Philip Barton are due to appear before the foreign affairs select committee. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Story Picture Agency/Shutterstock

The evidence of two ex-officials on Tuesday morning will be a key moment in the growing crisis around Peter Mandelson’s vetting for US ambassador that threatens to bring down Keir Starmer’s premiership.

The prime minister will later face a crucial vote on a parliamentary inquiry into whether he misled MPs when claiming “full due process” had been followed.

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