Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance, but Foreign Office officials took the rare step of overruling the recommendation.

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Sir Keir Starmer has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

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The evening saw one of the most influential labels in jazz, Verve Records, receive the gold award during its 70th anniversary year.

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The Chancellor said she “would prefer not to have to do that again”. The Labour Cabinet minister also insisted she had “provided the biggest uplift of defence spending since ...

The peer was not given clearance by security officials, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation before he was sent to Washington.