UK’s Starmer Faces Calls to Quit Over Mandelson Vetting

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed calls from opposition leaders to quit after revelations that his former envoy to the US failed security vetting and was still allowed to take up the post.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office cleared Peter Mandelson to become ambassador to Washington last year against the recommendation of security officials who had reviewed his background, the government acknowledged on Thursday. The decision, which was first reported by the Guardian newspaper, raised fresh questions about Starmer’s judgment in appointing the Labour Party grandee to the position despite his links to China, Russia and Jeffrey Epstein.