British prime minister apologies: Starmer admits appointing Mandelson 'a mistake'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted he made a mistake when he appointed Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington.
In a statement to the House of Commons, Starmer said he would not have appointed him if he had known Mandelson had failed security checks.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from London.
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