McSweeney Denies Bullying Civil Servants

0:00On April 24th, Morgan McSweeney, Kear Starmer's former chief of staff, is pushing back hard against claims he bullied civil servants to greenlight. Peter Mandelson, as UK ambassador to the United States, he flat out denies the media's take on his actions, especially reports of him pressuring a top foreign office official to just approve the pick. McSweeney stepped down back in February, owning his role in recommending Mandelson, who he sees as a mentor. He called the appointment wrong and pushed for better vetting rules to avoid future messes. The drama's hitting Starmer's team amid backlash, with ex-foreign office head Oli Robbins telling MPs, last Tuesday, about non-stop pressure from number. 10. Robbins got the boot last week, after he came out he overruled security vets who blocked Mandelson's clearance. Now McSweeney faces the Foreign Affairs Committee this coming Tuesday, where he'll likely get grilled on those blunt alleged comments to permanent. Under Secretary Philip Barton. Barton himself is set to testify same day. Meanwhile, Starmer insisted that Prime Minister's questions, Wednesday, there's been no armed

1:05twisting on the vetting, but expect Barton to challenge that. This saga is far from over, as the hearings unfold.