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Starmer would have blocked Mandelson over vetting failure, ministers say
David Lammy said Keir Starmer would never have appointed Peter Mandelson had he known the vetting result showed no security clearance.
- Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told the Guardian on Sunday that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer would have blocked Lord Peter Mandelson's Washington ambassadorship had he known about the failed security vetting.
- The vetting report returned a 'no' verdict, yet Mandelson formally took the ambassador post in February 2025 before his removal last September following revelations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Foreign Office top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, sacked last week, faces questioning by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday after Dame Emily Thornberry requested his appearance.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch branded Starmer "unfit to run the country" and called for his resignation, while Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper expressed concern ministers were not informed sooner.
- Starmer faces parliamentary questioning on Monday, as Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey urged a Privileges Committee investigation into whether the prime minister intentionally misled Parliament.
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