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Starmer Under Pressure Over Mandelson Vetting Scandal

Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing intense scrutiny and accusations of a cover-up following a controversy surrounding the security vetting of Peter Mandelson. The scandal involves questions about Starmer's knowledge of Mandelson's failed vetting and the subsequent dismissal of civil servant Olly Robbins.

17 Apr, 15:33 — 17 Apr, 18:02
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BBCHigh3h ago

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting...The Prime Minister Speaks Out

Keir Starmer says it's 'staggering' he wasn’t told Mandelson failed security vetting.

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FTVery High1h ago

Return of Mandelson scandal leaves Labour MPs in despair

Vetting failure highlights dysfunction in Keir Starmer’s government

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The GuardianMostly Factual1h ago

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affair Keir Starmer was kept in the dark about sensitive information relating to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting by two other top civil servants, including the head of the civil service, the Guardian can reveal. The prime minister said on Friday that it was “unforgivable” and “staggering” that senior officials did not tell him that Mandelson failed a security vetting process week...

By Paul Lewis, Henry Dyer and Pippa Crerar

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cbcHigh1h ago

Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.

Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was revealed that Peter Mandelson, who was a close friend to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed a security vetting process but was appointed as the U.K's ambassador to the U. S. anyway.

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The IndependentMostly Factual39m ago

Keir Starmer ‘threw Olly Robbins under the bus’ in wake of Mandelson vetting row

Exclusive: Helen MacNamara calls Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins ‘unacceptable’

By Maryam Zakir-Hussain

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