PM's Office Had 'Dismissive Attitude' to Mandelson Vetting: Official

I walked into a situation in which there was already a very, very strong expectation, and you will have seen the papers released already under the humble address. That coming from number ten that he needed to be in post and in America as quickly as humanly possible. The very first formal communication of this to my predecessor from number ten in private office being that they wanted all this done at Pace and Mandelson in post before inauguration.I'm afraid what that translated into for my team in the Foreig ...