Starmer Sacks Top Foreign Office Official After Mandelson Vetting Revelations

Epstein scandal threatens to engulf U.K. government as calls grow for PM to resign

Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was revealed that Peter Mandelson, who was a close friend to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed a security vetting process but was appointed as the U.K's ambassador to the U. S. anyway.

UK: 'Furious' PM Starmer refuses to step down over Mandelson

Pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer is growing over his naming of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite red flags. The PM says he was not told that Mandelson failed a background check before the appointment.

'Starmer should resign over vetting row'

'Starmer should resign over vetting row' says our letter writer. Do you agree?

UK PM Keir Starmer under pressure to quit over US ambassador security scandal

However, on Thursday it emerged that Mandelson had failed the security vetting conducted before his ⁠appointment as envoy, a fact that Starmer's team said the prime minister had been unaware of.

Anas Sarwar doubles down on call for Starmer resignation after new Mandelson scandal

Anas Sarwar has doubled down on his calls for Sir Keir Starmer to quit following revelations Peter Mandelson failed security vetting.

Starmer says he is 'furious' he wasn't told Mandelson failed security checks

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he “absolutely furious” that he wasn’t told his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington had failed security checks before being appointed.