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David Lammy’s claim the prime minister would have stopped **Peter Mandelson’s** appointment if he had known
Lammy Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed [security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/what-happens-security-vetting-peter-mandelson), David
David Lammy said its findings made clear the "unacceptable" rise in mistaken releases. He insisted
David Lammy, who is now the deputy prime minister.  that the prime minister would have blocked
David Lammy learned about it when the Guardian broke the story two days later. Late
David Lammy, who was foreign secretary at the time, had no knowledge that security officials