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UK's Starmer faces parliament over Mandelson vetting as resignation demands swirl
Starmer will tell MPs he was not informed that Mandelson failed vetting, as opposition leaders accuse him of misleading Parliament.
- Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, faces demands for resignation over his handling of the vetting process for former US ambassador Peter Mandelson, who had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Mandelson failed a security vetting process before being appointed as ambassador, but Starmer claimed all due process was followed, leading to accusations of lying and incompetence.
- Starmer's opponents, including Liz Kendall and Kemi Badenoch, have criticized his 'catastrophic misjudgement' and claimed his position as Prime Minister is no longer tenable.
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UK: Starmer says he wasn't told about Mandelson vetting
Under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that neither he nor his ministers were told that the former ambassador to the US and Epstein associate Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.
·Bonn, Germany
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The British head of government fought in parliament on Monday for his political survival. The opposition demanded Starmer's resignation.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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