Sacked official says Downing Street pressured civil servants to approve Mandelson appointment
A dismissed civil servant told MPs that Downing Street repeatedly pushed for Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK envoy to Washington and appeared to downplay security concerns.
A sacked civil servant told MPs that Downing Street applied constant pressure on officials to approve Peter Mandelson as the UK envoy to Washington and seemed to brush off security concerns. The testimony was given on Tuesday.