Ambassadorial appointments should be subject to veto by MPs, committee recommends

<p>Foreign affairs select committee says Peter Mandelson episode was ‘nothing short of disastrous’ for government</p><p>Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain’s top diplomat in Washington.</p><p>The foreign affairs select committee concluded that Mandelson’s appointment was “nothing short of disastrous”, “highly damaging” for the British government and “painful and offensive to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/09/ambassador-appointments-veto-mps-committee-recommends">Continue reading...</a>