Everyone's fault but Keir's... wriggling Starmer says it is 'unforgivable' nobody told him Mandelson failed security vetting - as MPs turn on him over 'lies'
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR
Published: 03:24 EDT, 17 April 2026 | Updated: 06:43 EDT, 17 April 2026
Keir Starmer insisted it is 'unforgivable' that nobody told him about Peter Mandelson failing security vetting today as he battles to save his own skin.
The PM said he was 'furious' after he added the head of the Foreign Office to the list of senior figures ousted in the scandal.
But he made clear he had no intention of resigning himself, pledging to come to the House of Commons on Monday to make his case.
'I was not told he failed security vetting. No minister was told,' Sir Keir said.
The UK's chief diplomat Olly Robbins was effectively sacked last night after it emerged Mandelson was made US ambassador despite the vetting process advising against his appointment.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15741283/Keir-Starmer-ministers-Foreign-Office-Mandelson-vetting-Labour-MPs.html
