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Starmer takes a beating in the Commons over Mandelson vetting scandal
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20:25Now PlayingAndrew Marr is joined by a panel to discuss the Prime Minister's address to the Commons over the Mandelson vetting scandal.
Joining Andrw is Nick Thomas-Symonds, Paymaster General and Minister for EU Relations, Former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara and Guto Hari, Former Downing Street Director of Communications under Boris Johnson.
Keir Starmer says officials made a "deliberate decision" not to tell him that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting for the job of US ambassador.
Addressing MPs, the prime minister rejected the suggestion that No 10's desire to appoint Mandelson overrode security concerns.
Starmer also told MPs he would not have appointed Mandelson if he knew vetting had been denied.
Last week, it emerged that vetting officers advised against Mandelson's appointment, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation.
After the news emerged, the prime minister effectively sacked the department's most senior civil servant Olly Robbins.
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