Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process

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Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain told Parliament he was not informed that Peter Mandelson, his former ambassador to the United States, was initially rejected for the country’s top security clearance.

I know many members across the House will find these facts to be incredible. [laughter] To that — to that, to that, I can only say they are right. It beggars belief that throughout the whole timeline of events, officials in the Foreign Office saw fit to withhold this information from the most senior ministers in our system in government. This is information I should have had a long time ago. I would not have gone ahead with the appointment. I should not have appointed Peter Mandelson. I take responsibility for that decision, and I apologize again to the victims of the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who were clearly failed by my decision.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain told Parliament he was not informed that Peter Mandelson, his former ambassador to the United States, was initially rejected for the country’s top security clearance.

By Christina Kelso

April 20, 2026

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