The Papers: 'Starmer on collision course' and 'I didn't know I was fibbing'

All of today's papers respond to Starmer's claims he didn't know of Lord Mandelson's failed vetting for the role of British ambassador to the US.

Starmer’s Political Fate Rests With Top UK Bureaucrat He Fired - Bloomberg.com

Starmer’s Political Fate Rests With Top UK Bureaucrat He Fired  Bloomberg.com

Epstein Wanted Connections at Harvard. Files Show Many Faculty Members Were Happy to Help.

New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.

By Mark Arsenault and Debra Kamin

Ex-Foreign Office head to accuse Number 10 of pressuring him over Mandelson appointment

Sir Olly Robbins to tell MPs about vetting of Labour grandee who briefly served as ambassador to US

British leader Starmer’s job at risk over Epstein-linked envoy’s vetting

The prime minister appears to be in the sharpest peril of his 21 months in office, after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed despite red flags in the security review.

By Steve Hendrix

UK's Starmer admits he 'should not have appointed' Mandelson as US envoy

PM Starmer faced fresh calls to quit last week after it was revealed that Mandelson − whose friendship with late convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was long known − had become Britain's envoy to Washington last year despite failing security checks.

Starmer addresses the Mandelson vetting saga – podcast

Jonathan Freedland on what Keir Starmer said – and didn’t say – to the House of Commons about the Mandelson vetting failure “I think the whole Mandelson story, in a way, is an example of how much the Trump presidency has sort of wobbled and shaken the Starmer premiership,” Jonathan Freedland tells Helen Pidd. “And may in the end be responsible for the decision which ultimately costs this prime minister his job.” On Monday, Keir Starmer addressed the Commons on revelations in the Guardian that...

By Presented by Helen Pidd with Jonathan Freedland; produced by Ned Carter Miles, Natalie Ktena and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Elizabeth Cassin

UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls

PM insists he did not know security officials had recommended Mandelson be sidelined due to Epstein links.

Taking the easy way out is Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw - thetimes.com

Taking the easy way out is Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw  thetimes.com

U.K. prime minister says he didn't know Epstein-linked ambassador failed vetting process

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke today about the fact that Peter Mandelson was appointed ambassador to the U.S. despite a recommendation against him receiving security clearance.

UK: Starmer says he would't have appointed Mandelson as US envoy if he'd known he failed vetting process

Under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that neither he nor his ministers were told that the former ambassador to the US and Epstein associate Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.

Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as US envoy but resists calls to resign

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he appointed Jeffrey Epstein’s friend Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington but said he would not have done so if he had known Mandelson had failed security checks. Starmer faced a barrage of opposition calls to resign as he tried to explain why Mandelson was given the job despite failing security vetting for the UK’s most important diplomatic post. Starmer brushed aside the demands, placing...

By Associated Press

Starmer’s Mandelson 'gamble': Did political firepower trump diplomacy to appease Washington?

François Picard is pleased to welcome Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. According to Professor Bale, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have unwittingly misled Parliament, as a consequence of not being not being 'apprised' of Peter Mandelson's failed vetting.

By François PICARD

Mandelson-Affäre: Starmer weiter in Bedrängnis

The prime minister has survived, but his troubles remain

Editorial: Until Keir Starmer’s defence for his handling of the Mandelson vetting scandal – which amounts to ‘nobody told me’ – can be disproven, it must be accepted. But this feels like an administration not in control of events, and he must get a grip

By Editorial

UK PM Starmer rejects calls to resign amid backlash over Epstein-linked Mandelson appointment

Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington was a mistake, stating he wouldn't have proceeded had he known about failed security checks. Mandelson was dismissed after new details emerged about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer expressed fury at officials for withholding vetting information, facing disbelief from lawmakers.

By TOI World Desk

British PM Starmer in Parliament showdown over US ambassador scandal

British PM Starmer in Parliament showdown over US ambassador scandal

What we learned from Keir Starmer’s Mandelson statement

The opposition parties are smelling blood

By Ethan Croft

Starmer apologises for Mandelson appointment amid vetting fury - The Straits Times

Starmer apologises for Mandelson appointment amid vetting fury  The Straits Times

Starmer’s political fate rests with top U.K. official he fired

The fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's premiership may rest with Olly Robbins, whom Starmer last week fired as the Foreign Office's top civil servant.

Podcast: Pressure on Starmer over Mandelson appointment

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over what he knew, and when, about the failed security vetting of Peter Mandelson.

Starmer orders review into security concerns from Mandelson’s time in office

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he had asked the group overseeing security standards across government to examine any security concerns raised during Peter Mandelson’s tenure as ambassador to the United States. Starmer told lawmakers it was staggering that he had not been told that Mandelson had failed his security vetting clearance, even when he ordered […]

Harvard Gave Epstein What He Wanted, Kept Giving After He Left Jail: Report

Newly released US Justice Department documents reviewed by The New York Times showed how Harvard professors continued to nurture relationship by visiting Jeffrey Epstein

Labour youths ignored as Abela ‘had a bad day’

Members of Labour’s youth wing, the Forum Żgħażagħ Laburisti (FŻL), threatened to resign last week after a last-minute cancellation of a high-profile event involving Prime Minister and Labour leader Robert Abela. The event, titled ‘Pitch it to the Prime Minister’, had been promoted for weeks as part of Labour’s efforts to galvanise youth support ahead … Continued

By The Shift Team

UK's Starmer admits should never have named Mandelson as US envoy

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer took responsibility for appointing Peter Mandelson as US envoy, but said he was unaware at the time that Mandelson had failed security checks and would not have proceeded had he known.

Commons debate does little to rid Starmer of Mandelson woes - The Observer

Commons debate does little to rid Starmer of Mandelson woes  The Observer

Starmer seeks to deflect blame over Mandelson appointment

UK PM under pressure to resign over scandal

By reuters

UK PM admits error over envoy pick tied to Jeffrey Epstein associate

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday he made a 'wrong judgment' in appointing Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, saying he would have withdrawn th...

UK PM admits mistake in Mandelson envoy appointment amid Epstein row

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report  British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said yesterday he was wrong to have appointed Labour politician, Peter Mandelson, as UK envoy to Washington, as he tried to quell anger over a scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate. Starmer is facing fresh calls to quit after it was revealed […] The post UK PM admits mistake in Mandelson envoy appointment amid Epstein row appeared first on Vanguard News.

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