"My view is that due process was followed... because the process as I've outlined to the committee, is that UKSV make a recommendation, and the Foreign Office make a decision as to whether to grant DV [developed vetting]."
"Cat Little can't sit before the committee and say what she thinks, or what her own personal opinion is. Her literal job is to sit there and say exactly what she's been told to say by her ministers."
Cat Little, the senior civil servant at the Cabinet Office, testified about the vetting process for Lord Mandelson, who received security clearance for the ambassador role despite concerns. The prime minister was unaware of the clearance granted against UK Security Vetting's advice. Opposition parties claim Parliament was misled, while Sir Keir Starmer insists that due process was followed. Little supported this view, stating that UKSV makes recommendations, and the Foreign Office decides on clearance. Civil servants represent ministers in such testimonies, limiting personal opinions.
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