00:00There was a Guardian article on the 16th of April, but about six months before there was an article in
00:05the Independent where it was suggested that Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting, although erroneously applied to MI6 rather than
00:12the UK Vetting Service.
00:15On September last year, which organisations might have had access to that information and might be able to share that
00:23with the press?
00:25And so, and I'll be very clear, there are four distinct processes that would have been relevant to the appointment
00:35process.
00:36There is the due diligence undertaken by the Propriety and Ethics Team in the Cabinet Office.
00:41There is the conflict of interest process, which is undertaken by the Foreign Office.
00:46There is the UKSV developed vetting process, which is, as I've described, entirely within a box between the UKSV and
00:58the Foreign Office.
00:59And then there is strat clearance.
01:02And I'm not able, in this public forum, to talk about the details of the last two processes.
01:11I hope you understand for good reason.
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