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Office official – UK politics live Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of UK politics on Saturday 18 April. Keir Starmer is facing “judgment day” according to senior government figures over the failure
failure even when Wormald was conducting a review into the process last September; nor did Robbins tell any other No 10 official or aide. Simon Case, Wormald’s predecessor, had advised Keir Starmer to complete
Starmer in February, was told about the failure by Little in March. Little is the top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, which UKSV is part of. Her department has also been overseeing the process
failures – of his time in office? ## Success: boosts for ‘working people’ Labour’s [employment rights bill](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/labour-employment-rights-bill-law-house-of-lords) was hailed by Starmer as “the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation” when
Keir Starmer had by then announced he would be making Mandelson ambassador, posing a dilemma for officials at the Foreign Office, who decided to employ a rarely used authority to override the recommendation from security
Keir Starmer has announced his [resignation](/news/liveblog/2026/6/22/live-uk-pm-keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-his-resignation) amid a mounting rebellion within the party, kick-starting the race for the seventh prime minister of the United Kingdom in 10 years. In an emotional address
Keir Starmer had [by then announced](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps) he would be making Mandelson the UK’s chief diplomat in Washington, posing a dilemma for officials at the Foreign Office, who decided
failure but did not inform [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), the prime minister, for several weeks. Amid an impasse, there were fears among at least some officials that there might be a cover
Keir Starmer himself. But there are still plenty of things we do not know about how Peter Mandelson failed security vetting, and what the prime minister did or did not know about it. --- ## Was this
Keir Starmer on Wednesday afternoon. Lucy Duckworth, policy lead for The Survivors Trust who will chair the meeting, said it "represents a significant and hard-earned milestone for survivors". She added: "This must
failure, says 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 Lammy has said
Keir Starmer three weeks ago after [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) he had granted Mandelson clearance despite the vetting agency recommending his clearance be denied. Starmer said Robbins’s failure to inform
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), when he was dismissed from his role on Thursday. Robbins was sacked hours after the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson [failed his security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/keir-starmer-kept-in-dark-peter-mandelson-vetting-two-top-civil-servants) in January
failure of multiculturalism and the result of the police prioritising political and racial considerations above all else, thereby losing sight of their fundamental duty to protect the lives of the public.” Nigel Farage, the Reform
Keir Starmer has been in the Commons again defending his actions over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US. It comes after it emerged the peer was given security clearance
failures. Starmer’s position got worse yesterday as Olly Robbins, the person he sacked as Foreign Office permanent secretary, gave evidence to MPs. Here is our overnight story about it by **Pippa Crerar** and **Kiran
Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his [security vetting](/news/2026/4/16/uks-starmer-under-fire-over-report-mandelson-failed-security-vetting) before being appointed UK envoy to Washington, as the United Kingdom prime minister faced renewed
office within weeks. This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory. He is the sixth prime minister in a decade to step outside 10 Downing Street and declare
Keir’s Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins as the Foreign Office’s top official over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal as they warned him not to [alienate the civil service](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/anger-whitehall-civil-service-olly-robbins-sacked-keir-starmer),
Office to approve Mandelson job’”. “They chose not to tell me” – that’s the **Mirror** while the **Telegraph** splashes on “I know many MPs will find these facts to be incredible”. Similarly the **Express