The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

MPs to hold emergency debate on accountability relating to Mandelson appointment

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said it is ‘a matter of national security’.

The Independent UK · Apr 20

How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?

Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20

What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga

PM sets out chronology of Mandelson’s vetting failure – and insists he has not misled MPs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project

Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval of oil company BP’s ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico

The Independent UK · Apr 20

PM urged to include ‘deep dive’ into ombudsman appointment in vetting review

DUP leader Gavin Robinson claimed that Marie Anderson had been appointed to the role of police ombudsman in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’.

Evening Standard · Apr 20

Why The Independent’s evidence from last September is a problem for Starmer

Analysis: ‘Smoking gun’ claims after this publication told Downing Street that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting last year

The Independent UK · Apr 20

Starmer ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ kept in the dark over Mandelson vetting

The Prime Minister said it ‘beggars belief’ that he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed vetting checks.

Evening Standard · Apr 20

Mandelson vetting saga reveals flaws in Starmer’s judgment, not process

Letters: Readers respond to the Guardian’s revelation that Peter Mandelson failed developed vetting for his US ambassador post

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20

Keir Starmer's Last Stand? National Address Today Amid 'Failed Security' Mandelson Scandal

Keir Starmer faces calls for resignation over the Mandelson vetting scandal, with accusations he misled Parliament. He plans to address the issue, highlighting lapses in communication and security vetting processes.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

How the Mandelson vetting scandal unfolded after The Independent’s revelation was published

The Independent put claims that Peter Mandelson had failed vetting to No 10 seven months ago

The Independent UK · Apr 20