Trevor Phillips criticises Mandelson appointment, was his best man

Trevor Phillips told Sky News that Peter Mandelson’s appointment to a government advisory role was "problematic" and that "everybody in the country WHO could read a newspaper" knew of the issues beforehand. Critics pointed out that Mandelson previously served as Trevor Phillips’s best man, calling Phillips’s critique into question. The row has increased pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, WHO will go to the House of Commons to set out how Mandelson was vetted. A senior minister dodged questions about Mandelson’s security vetting when shown texts from The Independent on the Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips program, intensifying scrutiny of the vetting process.