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Starmer's chief of staff. Speaking at security conference in Ukraine, McSweeney said he found it "strange reading about a character with the same name as mine sometimes", as he spoke publicly for the first
Starmer. But in front of MPs, Sir Olly defended his actions, insisting he had followed the proper process while under "constant pressure" from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson in post. No 10 denied claims
Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation over claims he misled MPs about the process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion
resign, while any inadvertent error should be corrected "at the earliest opportunity". Lord Mandelson was sacked seven months after starting the Washington DC job over his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sir
Sir Olly Robbins was “wrong” not to tell Starmer or the foreign secretary, that UK security vetting had advised against the appointment and the issue was a “serious mistake”. “I think that was wrong
Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington [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
Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office's top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked
resign or attach a sell by date to his premiership. Let's see if that is a position that becomes contagious. There are no shortage of Labour MPs who say it is the prime minister
Starmer told the House of Commons three times that "full due process" was followed during the peer's appointment. The prime minister says that at the time, he was unaware that the Foreign Office
Pressure on Starmer amid Mandelson revelations as Foreign Office official forced out – UK politics live With the prime minister in Paris for talks on the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, his chief secretary, Darren
Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister
Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure on Sir
pressure to explain how Mandelson came to be granted Developed Vetting (DV) status, which is needed to view top secret government material, despite concerns flagged during his screening process. Mandelson was appointed
Sir Keir Starmer, and dismissed UK aircraft carriers as "toys" compared with US equivalents. The King is, of course, the head of the British Armed Forces. And the political relations between