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Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

vetting, says Ed Davey A powerful Commons committee should investigate whether Keir Starmer misled parliament over the appointment of [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) as ambassador to Washington, Ed Davey has said. The Liberal Democrat

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants

Keir Starmer at a Cabinet meeting in February. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AFP/Getty Images A government source insisted Little “did not sit on the information” but was involved in a complex process and was trying to establish

Keir Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting

Keir Starmer has said it was “unforgivable” that he was not told that [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) had failed his security vetting before being appointed as ambassador to Washington. The prime minister said