- Keir Starmer is accused of misleading MPs over Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, following reports he failed crucial security vetting.
- Lord Mandelson was reportedly denied critical clearance for the ambassador role, but the Foreign Office took the rare step of overruling the recommendation.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of misleading Parliament, stating he had claimed three times that full due process was followed for the appointment.
- Lord Mandelson was later sacked and is now facing a police inquiry over claims he leaked sensitive government documents to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
- The Independent previously reported concerns that Lord Mandelson had not cleared vetting due to his business links to China and fears his past ties to Epstein would compromise him.
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