DAN HODGES: I told No 10 seven months ago that Mandelson failed his security vetting ⊖⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in or sign up.
2026 › April › 17
Starmer
71 days ago
Keir Starmer claimed yesterday he was 'absolutely furious' about the fact he was not told until Tuesday Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting to be Ambassador to Washington.
ANDREW PIERCE: Meet the 'Brexit betrayer' who now holds Starmer's fate in his hands ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
PIERCE: Robbins is no stranger to political wreckage. He was chief Brexit negotiator for Theresa May . Their doomed scheme led to her tearful departure from Downing Street in 2019.
Why did Prime Minister say nothing for days? Starmer faces new claims of rule breaking over failure to admit scandal straight away ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Keir Starmer admitted he was told on Tuesday evening that Peter Mandelson had been appointed US Ambassador despite failing his security vetting - but kept quiet for a day-and-a-half.
Starmer's two top aides knew about Mandelson scandal WEEKS ago as Prime Minister is urged to take responsibility and resign ○
The country's top civil servant, Dame Antonia Romeo, and the Cabinet Office's Cat Little found out last month that Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador against security official advice.
Starmer's week from hell: Another devastating slapdown by Trump, a public spat with the Speaker in Commons... and now he faces a crisis that could see him forced out of No 10 ⊖⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Trouble began during the week's very first appointment: a visit to Manchester, where Sir Keir had arranged to pose for a photograph with Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner.
Donald Trump mocks 'useless' plan by Starmer to patrol Strait of Hormuz as Iran says it is now 'completely open' ○
As Iran declared the waterway 'completely open', Sir Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday said they would send warships to keep it safe.
Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants ⊕
found
a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
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 M…
Is Mandelson vetting scandal the final straw for Starmer? – The Latest ⊖
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 inv…
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 inv…
So THAT'S why he had a tantrum in the Commons! Starmer 'knew about Mandelson vetting scandal for DAYS' before explosive revelation ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
it comes as the PM faces questions about what he knew and when, amid claims he deliberately misled Parliament when he told MPs Mandelson had passed the vetting process.