Posted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Keir Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before taking up the role of US ambassador. The comments follow a Guardian investigation that exclusively...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
This live blog is now closed. For the latest Peter Mandelson, read our full report: Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vettingJones repeatedly denied that the prime minister had given a misleading...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcryKeir Starmer is facing calls to resign after the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson failed the developed vetting...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Brexit, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trade policy, UK news |
Experts say Labour’s ‘halfway house’ approach risks losing support from progressives and ‘red wall’ votersUK politics live – latest updatesSupport for rejoining the EU rather than simply rejoining the single market is growing...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Angela Rayner, Civil service, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Politics, Sue Gray, The Guardian, Tulip Siddiq, UK news |
There has been a steady succession of departures by ministers and senior officials in the last two yearsThe exit of top civil servant Olly Robbins from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the latest...
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