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Peter Mandelson

72 days ago

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is furious at the way he has been treated over the Peter Mandelson controversy, a key ally has revealed.
DAN HODGES: There has never been an ambassadorial appointment in British political history in which due process has been as badly corrupted as Peter Mandelson's appointment.

Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in dark

Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he k…

Sir Keir Starmer is a man unfit to run the country who has lost the moral right to govern after the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said.
The Prime Minister has insisted he, and no other minister, had no idea Mandelson had failed vetting until he was informed on Tuesday.

73 days ago

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.
Opposition leaders demanded Starmer's resignation on Thursday after it emerged that US envoy Peter Mandelson was appointed despite having failed his security check.

As revelations mount and accusations fly, prime minister prepares for MPs’ anger and Olly Robbins’ testimony early next week

Keir Starmer’s claim he was “staggered” not to have been told of Peter Mand…

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