British Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted Monday that he made the wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to Washington, saying he would not have gone ahead if he had known Mandelson had failed security checks.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Starmer said the facts about Mandelson’s vetting “could and should have been shared with me before he took up his post.” He added, “I would not have gone ahead with the appointment” had he known.
