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Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador but resists calls to resign
Starmer said Foreign Office officials should have shared the failed vetting earlier, as opposition leaders pressed him over Mandelson’s appointment and the government’s handling of the warning.
- Keir Starmer acknowledged he made the wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Starmer blamed Foreign Office officials for not sharing the security concerns before the appointment.
- Mandelson was ultimately sacked nine months into the job after DOJ documents suggested he had shared sensitive government information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. He was arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office and remains on bail.
- Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has called for Starmer’s resignation, labeling the appointment "recklessly negligent" and accusing the PM of undermining national security by placing a "high concern" individual in the UK’s most sensitive diplomatic role.
- While Starmer maintains a large majority, his approval ratings are at an all-time low.
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The British Prime Minister is becoming increasingly bogged down in the Peter Mandelson case. A figure of the party, accustomed to scandals, he was appointed ambassador to Washington and then dismissed because of his ties with pedocriminal Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, the press revealed that Mandelson had failed the clearance checks and that the Foreign Ministry had gone over. Keir Starmer had promised to "make all the light" this Monday, April 20…
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Total News Sources46
Leaning Left17Leaning Right6Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 39%
R 16%
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