UK : Keir Starmer under pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal
Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US despite failing security checks, with Starmer saying he was never informed and blaming the Foreign Office.
This comes months after Mandelson was dismissed over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Starmer Faces Crisis Over Mandelson
- Starmer's not fit to run the country: Kemi launches blistering attack on 'weak, lazy and incompetent' PM as Mandelson crisis threatens to force him out of No10 Daily Mail —
- Will Keir Starmer resign? Al Jazeera —
- UK's Lammy signals support for PM Starmer over latest Mandelson row The Straits Times —
- Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy The Guardian —
- No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says ex-foreign secretary The Independent —