The top UK bureaucrat who granted clearance for Peter Mandelson to take up the role as US ambassador said he felt pressure from PM Keir Starmer’s office to rubber-stamp an appointment that had already been announced https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/top-uk-official-says-he-felt-pressure-to-approve-mandelson-role?taid=69e735a67728b40001f59985&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter