Ex-Foreign Office chief says Mandelson’s appointment raised more red flags than any other he oversaw - UK politics livePhilip Barton tells committee he thought Mandelson’s Epstein links were ‘potentially difficult’ but he was not consulted in decision *Q: Was there pressure on you to approve Mandelson’s vetting?* This is a reference to the claim t...https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/28/keir-starmer-labour-peter-mandelson-vetting-morgan-mcsweeney-kemi-badenoch-vote-uk-politics-latest-news-updates#Politics #UKnews #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #MorganMcSweeney #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:38:56 +0000)