British PM Starmer faces Parliament over Mandelson vetting as resignation demands swirl
Mr Keir Starmer will address Parliament on April 20.
British PM Starmer faces Parliament over Mandelson vetting as resignation demands swirl
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Judgment day as Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in peril Keir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership. In what is set to be a dramatic showdown, the prime minister will set out how Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting. Continue reading...
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