UK’s Starmer says he and ministers not told Mandelson failed clearance in January 2025

Il ministro britannico Starmer afferma di non essere stato informato da Mandelson della mancata autorizzazione nel gennaio 2025.


Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson walks outside his residence, on the day that Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to make a statement on the vetting process for Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British Ambassador to the U (Reuters)

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday foreign office officials did not inform him, or any ministers, that they had granted security clearance to former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson against the vetting agency’s recommendation in January 2025.

Starmer apologised again to victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said Mandelson should never have been appointed as the UK’s ambassador to the U.S., adding that his judgment was wrong.

(Reporting by Muvija M and William James, writing by Sam Tabahriti)

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