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Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy

detail of vetting, so I would remember if this had ever been raised with me.” Robbins received the vetting outcome after Starmer had already announced Mandelson’s appointment and, despite a separate due diligence process

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

Peter Mandelson's links with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before giving him the job. Those warnings were in the first government report that checked out the Labour peer's background, produced

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Peter Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns raised during the vetting process is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday. Sir Olly Robbins will be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee over

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

Peter Mandelson to the role,” and that the Foreign Office ignored it. He said that was “astonishing”, but within the rules. He said no government minister had been told of the security assessment, carried

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland

details of it. "It seems strange that a Labour prime minister comes to Scotland during an election campaign and doesn't appear to be campaigning with the Labour Party. "It's almost

What is Developed Vetting security clearance at centre of Mandelson row?

Peter Mandelson was granted a security clearance by the Foreign Office against the recommendation of the government's vetting agency when he was made US ambassador. The government is under intense pressure to explain

UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting

Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government spokesperson denied on Thursday that Starmer had any knowledge of the Foreign Office overriding

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Peter Mandelson had [failed security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) before he assumed the role of US ambassador, the Guardian can reveal. Any such decision could amount to an extraordinary breach of a parliamentary vote which

Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

Peter Mandelson had been removed from his post as ambassador to the US two months earlier, after the disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails. MPs on the cross-party foreign affairs select committee were grilling