Is Starmer a dead man walking?
April 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelSir Keir Starmer was “not aware” that the Foreign Office had granted Peter Mandelson clearance to become US ambassador despite failing vetting until Tuesday night, a document released by Downing Street says.
A readout of the meeting, published by No.10 on Friday, was sent by the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, Dan York-Smith, following the meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting is understood to have involved the Cabinet Secretary, Dame Antonia Romeo, and the Cabinet Office's permanent secretary, Catherine Little.
Matt Frei is joined by Tory MP Alicia Kearns and Tony Blair's former spokesman Tom Kelly to consider if the failed vetting was 'gross incompetence' or if Parliament has been 'lied to'.
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