In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer once again weakened by the Mandelson affair

Le Monde — Apr 17, 22:41 PM

According to revelations by the Guardian on Thursday, April 16, the former ambassador to the United States, implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein affair, was sent to Washington without having received the necessary security clearance.

Keir Starmer said on Friday that he was stunned not to have been informed.

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