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The Latest Breaking News from UK Security Vetting

'I was wrong': Starmer battles to save premiership in Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal

Vetting scandal fuels calls from within Labour for Sir Keir Starmer to resign amid fears party will suffer May local elections bloodbath

Evening Standard

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

Sir Keir Starmer will tell MPs that he did not know Lord Mandelson had failed the initial vetting process and it was ‘unforgivable’ not to tell him.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘would not have appointed Mandelson if he was aware of vetting failure’

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Prime Minister would not have appointed the peer if he knew UK Security Vetting had not cleared him.

Evening Standard

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Starmer faces calls to step down after appointing Epstein associate

Opposition leaders demanded Starmer's resignation on Thursday after it emerged that US envoy Peter Mandelson was appointed despite having failed his security check.

Euronews

Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affair

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson vetting storm: All the new revelations as Foreign Office chief is sacked

Sir Olly Robbins has left his role after it emerged that the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US

Evening Standard

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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‘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 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.

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.

Evening Standard

‘Unacceptable’ vetting delays hampering national security, says watchdog

The National Audit Office said ‘meaningful reform’ at UK Security Vetting is essential.

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