Philip Barton in Podcasts
personBritish civil servant and former Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office, involved in vetting process.
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The Morgan McSweeney Evidence
So the first one up was Sir Philip Barton.
Today in Focus
Is Starmer on borrowed time? - The Latest
But perhaps more significant in the long run and more telling is evidence the same day from Philip Barton, who is Ollie Robbins' predecessor at the Foreign Office.
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Blame game deepens over Mandelson vetting scandal - The Latest
And so the vetting process was also already underway, though what he revealed was that the Foreign Office, not just during his time, but particularly under his predecessor, Philip Barton, had come under quite a lot of pressure from Downing Street to expedite that process.