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Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, the former New Labour “prince of darkness” failed UK security vetting – something Keir Starmer says he was not told about. On Friday, Starmer said he was “absolutely furious

Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

investigation into his appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate today on potentially referring the prime minister to the privileges committee. 4. ***Education |*** Half of headteachers

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

investigation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) revealed Mandelson had been appointed despite failing initial vetting. Later on Thursday evening, the government said no minister had been informed of that decision at the time

US justice department blocking Met police investigation into Mandelson, reports say – UK politics live

Peter Mandelson taking his dog for a walk near his home in London. Photograph: James Manning/PA The process could take from several months to over a year, according to some estimates, potentially delaying Scotland Yard

Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

Peter Mandelson scandal as the Guardian learned of [concerns around the cabinet table](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/22/olly-robbins-starmer-sacking-ministers-cabinet-meeting), a senior minister refused to say the dismissal of Olly Robbins was fair and several mandarins called for Robbins

Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) as US ambassador. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told Sky News’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday show that “no wrongdoing by the prime minister has been

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

news outlets, amid a deluge of similar statements from parliamentarians, and six ministerial aides quitting on Monday. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Defence Secretary John Healey also met with Starmer yesterday. In a speech

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

Peter Mandelson had not passed the vetting, he would never, ever have appointed him ambassador," he said. Lammy, who was foreign secretary at the time, added that neither he nor his advisers had been told

Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting

investigation into any security concerns related to Mandelson’s tenure as ambassador to Washington. “I know many members across the house will find these facts to be incredible,” Starmer said, after setting

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington. Politicians are rarely appointed to UK diplomatic posts and the decision was controversial, not least because Mandelson

Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?

Peter Mandelson. And then there’s the membership: many of Labour’s most leftwing members may have left to join the surging Greens, which could work in Streeting’s favour, but polling of Labour loyalists

Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state

Peter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work, and was in discussions with the head of MI6, before he had completed the developed vetting process, [documents reveal](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/01/mandelson-received-sensitive-foreign-office-briefings-before-vetting-finished).