曾任英国官员声称政治压力导致曼德尔森被任命为美国大使. Former UK official claims political pressure led to Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

尽管政府的审查机构提出安全问题, 一位前英国官员表示他感到政治压力批准彼得曼德尔森成为美国大使. A former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite security concerns raised by the government’s vetting agency. 罗宾斯表示这些担忧与曼德尔森和杰弗里·爱斯坦的联系无关. Robbins stated the concerns were not linked to Mandelson’s association with Jeffrey Epstein. 他拒绝具体说明所涉及的问题, 强调迅速采取行动的决定受到高级政治人物的影响. He declined to specify the nature of the flagged issues and emphasized that the decision to move quickly was influenced by senior political figures.