Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer and his chief of staff of having “forced through” Lord Mandelson’s appointment.

Sir Keir finally broke cover in an interview in which he insisted he would never have appointed the controversial peer as US ambassador if he had known the full truth about his…

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer and his chief of staff of having “forced through” Lord Mandelson’s appointment.

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