Starmer: ‘Unforgivable’ that I was not told Mandelson failed security vetting

The Prime Minister said he was furious that he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed to pass vetting (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer said it is “unforgivable” that he was not told Lord Peter Mandelson had failed to pass security vetting for the role of ambassador to the US.

The Prime Minister said he was “absolutely furious” and it was “staggering” that he had not been informed the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation from specialists in the UK Security Vetting team.