Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

According to revelations by the Guardian on Thursday, April 16, the former ambassador to the United States, implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein affair, was sent to Washington…

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fate

PM said he was ‘staggered’ not to have been told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before becoming ambassador to the US

The prime minister says he only learned of security concerns around the ex-US ambassador earlier this week.

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

Documents also show PM’s choice for US ambassador was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalised

Keir Starmer faces intense scrutiny from MPs over the Mandelson scandal amid growing calls for his resignation.

PM Starmer faced fresh calls to quit last week after it was revealed that Mandelson − whose friendship with late convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was long known − had…

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

PM sets out chronology of Mandelson’s vetting failure – and insists he has not misled MPs

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

Former U.K. official claims political pressure influenced Mandelson's ambassador appointment despite security concerns, sparking controversy for Prime Minister Starmer.