UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was grilled during questions in Parliament over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain's top diplomat to Washington, effectively brushing aside security concerns.
Starmer once again faced calls to resign from the opposition, after former top civil servant Olly Robbins testified this week that there was an "atmosphere of pressure" from Downing Street to approve Mandelson's appointment.
FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.
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