Keir Starmer was left squirming today as he faced another Commons battering over the Mandelson scandal. Sir Keir was told to 'take responsibility and go' by Kemi Badenoch as he struggled to defend his actions at PMQs amid mounting signs of Cabinet unrest. The premier effectively admitted that the F»»»

On Thursday, the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance, but that decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US. The revelation dominated the front pages on Friday, after Downing Street released a state»»»

Gov’s spokesperson says Starmer had no knowledge of the Foreign Office overriding the security recommendation. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson failed security vetting but was cleared to t»»»