WATCH: Cabinet Office chief denies any involvement in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador

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Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Cat Little claims that Sir Olly Robbins, former Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office, refused to hand over key documents for the vetting of Peter Mandelson.Speaking to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms Little said: "In the middle of March, I had a meeting with Sir Olly and a senior member of his team, and this is after the point that I've been told that this summary document exists."I specifically ask to see this document and any decision-making audit trail around those judgments at the time.

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It was made clear to me that that information would not be forthcoming."WATCH ABOVE.

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Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office Cat Little confirms that she wasn't involved in the appointment of Peter Mandelson to the ambassadorship of Washington.Speaking to the Foreign Affairs Commitee, Ms Little said: "First, I have not been involved at all in either the events to appoint or withdraw Peter Mandelson from Washington.

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My first involvement was when I became responsible for the humble address in February, when I was asked to lead this process by the Prime Minister as the acting Cabinet Secretary.

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The second thing I should really make clear is that, as has been said in a number of pieces of evidence to you, the sanctity of the operational security vetting system is absolutely essential to the day to day running of national security for this country.

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And so in my responsibilities for overseeing security vetting, I have absolutely nothing to do with the day to day operations of UKSV."WATCH ABOVE.

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