Former UK Foreign Ministry Official Olly Robbins says the Cabinet Office suggested Peter Mandelson not be vetted at all; Foreign Office overruled it

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Former UK Foreign Ministry Official Olly Robbins says the Cabinet Office suggested Peter Mandelson not be vetted at all; Foreign Office overruled it

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Former UK Foreign Ministry Official Olly Robbins says there was a "dismissive attitude" from Number Ten towards Mandelson's vetting as they wanted to get him out to Washington as quickly as possible