Exclusive: Adrian Fulford will also examine wider national security vetting system after Foreign Office controversy
A retired high court judge is expected to review Peter Mandelson’s vetting process and the wider national security vetting system.
The review, commissioned by Downing Street, comes after a Guardian investigation revealing that security officials decided Mandelson should not receive developed vetting clearance, but were overruled by the Foreign Office to allow him to become US ambassador.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Henry Dyer, Paul Lewis and Pippa Crerar.
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