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revelation last week that Mandelson failed secured vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) for the US role has put Starmer’s future back in focus, amid calls for his resignation by opposition parties. Record-breaking electoral losses
prime minister had appointed Mandelson before security vetting was complete in contravention of advice given to him in November, and that while his own national security advisor, Jonathan Powell, had described the appointment as “weirdly
revelation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that Mandelson was installed as ambassador despite failing security vetting, Starmer addressed the parliamentary party before the vote. “I have responsibility for being totally transparent with you, with parliament
prime minister progressively until he can no longer deny that he misled parliament.”  Boris Johnson was accused
prime minister claiming he only found out about the overruling of the vetting decision last week. Starmer has repeatedly insisted that “due process” was followed in the appointment, which was announced in December 2024, with
prime ministerial decisions and handling correspondence.” [Cabinet Office guidance on messaging systems](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business/using-non-corporate-communication-channels-eg-whatsapp-private-email-sms-for-government-business-html) such as WhatsApp, states that disappearing messages, which vanish after a period of time set by the user, “have
revelations about his close friendship with the late sex offender [Jeffrey Epstein](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jeffrey-epstein), declined to hand over his own messages. The release of the files was prompted by a parliamentary motion that demanded
prime minister. This flagged Lord Mandelson's continued relationship with Epstein after his conviction as a potential "reputational risk". McSweeney was subsequently asked by the PM to send three follow-up questions to Lord Mandelson
revelation related to a meeting she held with Robbins just two months ago – when, she said, he refused to release to her department files related to Mandelson’s vetting decision. This happened
revelation that Robbins had cleared Mandelson’s appointment despite him failing his security vetting has electrified the question of who knew what and when. Speaking on Friday, [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) emphasised that
prime minister's then-director of communications Lord Doyle an ambassador role, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office has said. Sir Olly Robbins made the claim while giving evidence to the Commons
revelation about Pat McFadden joking about how Labour MPs were always asking [“who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others”](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/01/peter-mandelson-documents-published-keir-starmer-labour-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a1d924a8f08714896b9456a#block-6a1d924a8f08714896b9456a). Most of the rightwing papers are splashing on this
revelation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that during the process of appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, the former New Labour “prince of darkness” failed UK security vetting – something Keir Starmer says
revelation that the now former ambassador was not granted clearance by UK Security Vetting (UKSV), a division of the Cabinet Office that scrutinises the background of prospective civil servants, will raise further questions about
prime minister to “retract his accusations against Olly Robbins and reinstate him”. Simon McDonald, who once held Robbins’ job as top civil servant in the Foreign Office, said if [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer)