Starmer Concedes Mandelson Hire Was a Mistake, Rejects Resignation Calls
TL;DR
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington was a mistake but rejected calls for him to resign, after it emerged security officials were overruled and Mandelson had known ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Starmer blames the Foreign Office for withholding information, as the scandal widens ahead of local elections.
- UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls Al Jazeera
- Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting The Guardian
- How Starmer the prosecutor became the prosecuted The Telegraph
- Starmer says he made wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador PBS
- Starmer’s Political Fate Rests With Top UK Bureaucrat He Fired Bloomberg.com
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