UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Coverage of UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Select Committee in the Nexus archive.
- Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace
Senior UK civil servants testified reluctantly before a parliamentary committee about Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, revealing their discomfort with public scrutiny. The article highlights the tension between politicians and civil servants, as well as the unusual visibility of typically behind-the-scenes officials.
- Ex-FCDO chief tells MPs he had concerns over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Former Foreign Office chief Sir Philip Barton testified to the foreign affairs select committee that he had concerns about Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. He claimed Downing Street pressured the vetting process for Mandelson’s U.S. ambassador appointment and showed 'uninterest' in the process, with no avenues for Barton to raise his concerns.