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Keir Starmer faces resign calls from Opposition as UK government admits Mandelson vetting lapse

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from opposition leaders to step down after fresh revelations that former US ambassador Peter Mandelson failed security vetting but was still allowed to assume office.

The Times of India

Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment, but Starmer insists he won't go

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks

The Independent UK

Starmer did not lie and has not considered quitting over Mandelson row – Jones

Lord Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US despite failing vetting by security officials.

Evening Standard

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Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row

Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failure

The Guardian - UK

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader calls for privileges committee to investigate whether PM misled parliament

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will not resign over fresh Mandelson revelation, minister insists

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The Independent UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Badenoch says PM is ‘taking public for fools’ as he refuses to quit over vetting row

Lib Dem frontbencher Lisa Smart wrote a letter to Sir Laurie Magnus asking for the prime minister to be investigated

The Independent UK

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‘Unacceptable’ to overrule Mandelson vetting recommendation – Darren Jones

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said he had suspended the Foreign Office’s ability to overrule vetting recommendations.

Evening Standard

Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened

PM responds to Guardian revelations that Foreign Office overrode failed security vetting for former minister

The Guardian - UK

‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting row

Speculation over the prime minister’s future dominates UK front pages after the Guardian revealed Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting

The Guardian - UK

Top Foreign Office official sacked after Mandelson vetting dispute

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The Independent UK

Starmer defies calls to resign as he sacks Foreign Office chief after Mandelson vetting scandal explodes

Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance - but Foreign Office officials overruled the recommendation

Evening Standard

Top civil servant ousted after Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting

Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance, but Foreign Office officials took the rare step of overruling the recommendation.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to leave role after Mandelson vetting row

Sir Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper expressed a loss of confidence in Sir Olly, it is understood

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Starmer orders Foreign Office to explain after overruling Mandelson vetting

Sir Keir Starmer has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

The Independent UK

Fresh details emerge on when Starmer found out about Mandelson vetting decision

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Evening Standard

Starmer ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting ‘until this week’

Sir Keir has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment.

The Independent UK

Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting – but was given the job anyway

PM faces calls to resign as government says he was ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled disgraced Labour peer’s vetting ‘until this week’

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accused of misleading MPs after Lord Mandelson ‘failed vetting’

The peer was not given clearance by security officials, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation before he was sent to Washington.

The Guardian - UK

Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

The Guardian - UK

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy still plays an important role in UK foreign policy – but he is not the only one

Keir Starmer conducts much of Britain’s diplomacy himself, but beneath him is a team of trusted advisers

Evening Standard

Sir Sadiq and Sir Mark are telling UK ambassadors London is safe; not in Clapham, it’s not

Bad timing, no? On the very day that Clapham was brought to a terrified standstill by feral youths breaking into shops and assaulting police – with others filming the whole thing on their phones – the Mayor and the Met Commissioner were busy at the Foreign Office. They were telling…

Evening Standard

MPs call for more funding to counter disinformation abroad

Committee chairwoman Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, called organised disinformation the ‘new warfare’.

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