https://x.com/Richard_AHolmes/status/2049076938375901612 BREAK: National Security Advisor, Johnathan Powell, was appointed before going through DV clearance, Morgan McSweeney claims. The Prime Minist… (View Post)

McSweeney gives the impression that Mandelson almost appointed himself. (View Post)

McSweeney: "The first person who put Mandelson's name forward was Mandelson." (View Post)

Bloomberg call it a 'rethink' rather than a 'climbdown'. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/jpmorgan-moves-some-paris-traders-to-london-in-brexit-rethink (View Post)

https://x.com/Peston/status/2049048023175487553 Barton: if vetting had blocked Mandelson “that would have been a crisis” - because Mandelson already had the job (View Post)