'Devastating for Starmer': What are Labour MPs thinking?
April 21, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe Prime Minister said it was "staggering" he was never informed of US ambassador's security clearance failure - as he proposed stripping the Foreign Office of powers to overrule vetting.
Speaking in the Commons for the first time since it emerged that former Lord Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting, the Prime Minister said he was "frankly staggered" that he was never informed the disgraced peer had failed his security vetting.
The PM went on to claim that he has always followed proper procedure and only found out last Tuesday that Mandelson had failed - a decision that was ultimately overruled, Starmer insisted.
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