# @gbnewsonline on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=rFeLdi-LLFY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64648946-gbnewsonline-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-28T09:33:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** GBNews (@gbnewsonline) — https://gondola.cc/gbnewsonline

## Caption

Former Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary Philip Barton says the Prime Minister had decided to appoint Peter Mandelson on a ‘compressed’ timescale, and that decision created the pressure in the Foreign Office.

#keirstarmer #foreignoffice #philipbarton #petermandelson #ukpolitics #gbnews 

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## Stats

- **Views:** 16,928
- **Likes:** 231
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- **Comments:** 90

## Tags

ukpolitics, petermandelson, gbnews, keirstarmer, foreignoffice, philipbarton

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