There is nothing wrong in principle with political ambassadors, but Starmer made a poor choice
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There is nothing wrong in principle with political ambassadors, but Starmer made a poor choice
There is nothing wrong in principle with political ambassadors, but Starmer made a poor choice
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Messy exit of ambassador to US was entirely predictable, leaving many to ask why PM failed to see it coming

Labour grandee lasted seven months as Britain’s ambassador to the US – and was a high-risk appointment from the start

Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador without waiting for him to be vetted by the security services, MPs were…

Douglas Alexander says lessons need to be learned but he expects Keir Starmer will continue as PM

Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcry

Criticisms revealed in major release of files relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to US