NewsMovesMarketsForex
Catch the latest Financial News EventsFive unanswered questions: Keir Starmer’s Mandelson debacle
How did the PM’s chosen US ambassador fail security vetting, what exactly did he know, and what next?Downing Street has tried to do a lot of explaining, as has Keir Starmer himself. But there are still plenty of things we do not know about how Peter Mandelson failed...
Is Mandelson vetting scandal the final straw for Starmer?
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 revealed Mandelson had initially been...
Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened
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 impression about what has happened and...
Peter Mandelson’s failed security vetting: a timeline of the controversy
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 process over his appointment as US...