- Sir Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure regarding Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador after it was revealed the Foreign Office overruled security vetting.
- The prime minister is facing calls for his resignation, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch suggesting he should step down if he misled parliament or broke the ministerial code.
- Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office’s most senior civil servant, has resigned from his role following the revelations about the vetting process.
- Sir Keir had previously insisted that due process was followed and that Lord Mandelson had lied about the extent of his links with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
- Chief secretary to the prime minister, Darren Jones, has confirmed that Sir Keir Starmer is not considering resigning from his position despite the controversy.
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