Starmer calls Mandelson vetting oversight a staggering lapse
TL;DR
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says it is staggering that he and other ministers were not told that Lord Mandelson failed initial security vetting for his US ambassador post, after a vetting 'no' was overruled by the Foreign Office; the revelation has prompted calls for his resignation, with Olly Robbins's sacking heightening scrutiny of Downing Street's handling of the affair.
- 'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM BBC
- Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations The New York Times
- Five unanswered questions on Keir Starmer’s Mandelson debacle The Guardian
- British PM Starmer under new pressure to resign over U.S. ambassador appointment NBC News
- U.K.’s Starmer Under Fresh Scrutiny Over Epstein Fallout WSJ
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