vetting

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Mandelson was announced as the government's choice to be US ambassador in December 2024, with developed vetting beginning the same day.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Under an obscure bit of the law - section three of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, if you are really interested - ministers do not have powers over security vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

As the Cabinet Office pulled together this information, the Guardian revealed that a row broke out internally about whether this crucial detail about Lord Mandelson's vetting should be included in the cache.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

And a few weeks after that, Lord Mandelson failed his developed vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In vetting him for the job, his trainer neglected to look at his sister, a local basketball phenom.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand