UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls
PM insists he did not know security officials had recommended Mandelson be sidelined due to Epstein links.
UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls
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UK: Starmer says he would't have appointed Mandelson as US envoy if he'd known he failed vetting process
Under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that neither he nor his ministers were told that the former ambassador to the US and Epstein associate Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.
British PM Starmer faces Parliament over Mandelson vetting as resignation demands swirl
Mr Keir Starmer will address Parliament on April 20.
Starmer says it ‘beggars belief’ he wasn’t told about Mandelson vetting failure as he faces down the Commons – UK politics as it happened
MPs jeered as PM said it is ‘incredible’ he was not told full story and he was wrong to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador At his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew about the security concerns about Peter Mandelson that led to him failing his security vetting interview. That was a reference to the Telegraph splash , which says: Senior Whitehall sources told The Telegraph that the UKSV [UK Security Vetting] findings largely restated security risks that had already been drawn to Sir Keir’s attention. One senior source with knowledge of the process said: “The reality is that Starmer had already been warned about the major risks and he had waved them away.” Sources have told The Independent that MI6 failed to clear the Labour peer largely because of concerns over his business links to China. However, there were also worries that his past links to the disgraced financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein “would compromise him”. It’s impossible for the prime minister to say the warning lights weren’t flashing. And if you were prime minister and there were news reports last September that your ambassadorial choice had failed vetting, you would have thought perhaps he might have had some curiosity to try to find out whether this had really happened or not. I just find the whole thing totally incredible. Incredible. There is no way the prime minister couldn’t have known. The Labour backbenchers are not yet of a mood to get rid of their prime minister, although after 7 May they just might be. Continue reading...
Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson
Documents also show PM’s choice for US ambassador was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalised UK politics live – latest updates The then cabinet secretary, Simon Case, appeared to advise Keir Starmer to complete security vetting for Peter Mandelson before announcing an appointment, documents reveal. The documents released last month by the Cabinet Office as part of the disclosures over the US ambassadorial appointment also show Mandelson was offered a “higher tiers” briefing before his vetting was finalised. Continue reading...
Starmer to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information on Mandelson
PM to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’ UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer is expected to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information about Peter Mandelson’s vetting when he addresses the Commons. But his spokesperson said the prime minister would “never knowingly mislead parliament or the public” and that he was himself misled. Continue reading...
Starmer says ‘deliberate decision’ made to withhold Mandelson vetting from him
PM addresses the Commons about officials’ failure to share findings of security checks
Starmer was told to vet Mandelson before appointing him
Revelation comes ahead of PM addressing Commons about officials’ failure to share findings of security checks
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...
Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he had known about failed vetting, ministers say – as it happened
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vetting Our Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks has written this piece on how Scottish voters are being attracted to Reform UK , and how it reflects attitudes to immigration. It’s Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George Preston is wearing his union flag suit to the Reform UK rally. He joined the party in 2024 as it gained ground in the north-east of Scotland with its first councillor defections from the Scottish Conservatives. Continue reading...
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