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Politics
Rhiannon James

Keir Starmer to face further scrutiny over Peter Mandelson in emergency debate

An emergency debate will be held in the Commons on Tuesday (House of Commons/PA) - (PA Wire)

MPs will have the opportunity to scrutinise the Government’s accountability in relation to the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador in an emergency debate on Tuesday.

Sir Keir Starmer has blamed former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins for deliberately keeping him in the dark over Lord Mandelson’s failure to pass security vetting checks before taking the role.

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