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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Matt Watts

Starmer faces calls to quit after revelation Lord Mandelson failed vetting for US ambassador role

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign after it was revealed Lord Mandelson failed security vetting but still became ambassador to the US.

The Prime Minister has been accused of misleading parliament after repeatedly insisting due process was followed in the appointment of the disgraced peer and that he had been vetted in the normal way.

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