Fired U.K. official says he was pressed to approve Mandelson as U.S. ambassador
Oliver Robbins tells House committee the Foreign Secretary’s office was ‘under constant pressure’ from the PMO
Fired U.K. official says he was pressed to approve Mandelson as U.S. ambassador
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Former British official: I was constantly chased to clear Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador
“The focus was on getting Mandelson out to Washington quickly,” Mr Olly Robbins said.
Sacked civil servant describes pressure to approve Mandelson as UK ambassador to US
The former head of the Foreign Office said there was "a very, very strong expectation" that Peter Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as possible".
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