Mandelson Vetting Scandal Reveals ‘Deep Dysfunction’ Of No 10 Relations With Foreign Office
April 21, 2026
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as posted by the channel“There has to be respect. One of the topics Oliver touched upon was the lack of respect from No 10 in terms of the posture they took in trying to drive this through the Foreign Office system.”
Mutual respect between No 10 and the Foreign Office has been missing from this “sorry episode” in Starmer’s government, says former diplomat Ian Proud.
Ian Proud was speaking to Stephen Sackur on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 1pm-2pm.
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