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vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions
Starmer, who is mired in controversy. "He still has monumental questions to answer in the House of Commons about what he knew about [Peter Mandelson's vetting
Questions over PM’s judgement The fiasco has raised doubts about Starmer’s judgement, with the beleaguered prime minister claiming he only found out about the overruling of the vetting decision last week. Starmer
Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) 11 days ago after the Guardian revealed the FCDO gave Mandelson “developed vetting” clearance despite United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) recommending it not be granted in late January 2025. The clearance
vetting decision to ensure the peer could take up the post. Lord Mandelson was sacked as ambassador last year over his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The government and Lord Mandelson
Starmer been aware that Mandelson had failed his vetting, allies say, he would have [blocked the appointment](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/starmer-would-have-blocked-mandelson-role-over-vetting-failure-says-lammy). Of course, had he been aware and it had gone ahead, he would
Mandelson’s vetting process, or had asked questions about it, during their time at the Foreign Office, he said: “No. And let me just be absolutely clear, in the years in which I have been
questions it had for **Ian Collard**, who was head of security at the Foreign Office at the time of the Mandelson appointment. Collard was the person who briefed Olly Robbins on the outcome
Vetting (UKSV) to deny clearance for Mandelson, told MPs on the foreign affairs committee on Tuesday that [“constant pressure”](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer) was applied. It comes as [divisions emerged in cabinet over Starmer’s decision
questions about her own conduct. She effectively [confirmed the Guardian’s reporting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/keir-starmer-kept-in-dark-peter-mandelson-vetting-two-top-civil-servants) that she and the Cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, had known about Mandelson’s vetting file but waited almost three weeks
Mandelson didn't clear security vetting. Maddox [even published his WhatsApp exchange](https://x.com/DavidPBMaddox/status/2045068443293036688?s=20) with Downing Street in which he sought a reply from them. Why, given this, were more questions not asked then
Mandelson during his security vetting was overruled by his department, and Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little. Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is due to appear on Tuesday. Collard
Mandelson to the job of ambassador to the US, and the subsequent sacking of senior civil servant, Sir Olly Robbins, in a row over security vetting. So the question being asked around Westminster
vetting of Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the United States. The prime minister sacked Lord Mandelson from the role in September 2025 over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey
Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns raised during the vetting process is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday. Sir Olly Robbins will be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee over
Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) as ambassador to Washington despite vetting officials recommending that he be denied security clearance, Starmer maintained that he believed Labour can still win the next general election under his leadership
Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, is likely to face questions about whether he put pressure on civil servants to speed up the vetting. It comes after former senior Foreign Office civil
Mandelson could be a "potentially difficult issue" because of the Labour peer's known links to the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. But he said he was "presented with a decision" made by Prime
Starmer would have blocked the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador had he known he failed security vetting. Elsewhere, negotiations continue between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz
Starmer (right) and Mandelson during a welcome reception in Washington DC in February 2025. Photograph: Carl Court/AP In February 2026, parliament voted for a rare motion brought by the Tories to compel the government