Mr Peter Mandelson was appointed envoy to the US despite his links to China, Russia and Jeffrey Epstein. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In an astonishing development, No10 revealed Lord Mandelson was granted clearance to take on the role against the recommendation of security vetting officials.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure and a top civil servant is to leave their post after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.

Peter Mandelson, who is the former envoy to the US, failed a security check over links to Jeffrey Epstein, with the UK government saying Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not aware until earlier this week.

It emerged that ex-UK envoy Peter Mandelson failed a security check over links to Jeffrey Epstein, with the government saying Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not aware until earlier this week.

A decision to go against the recommendation of the vetting agency was taken by officials in the Foreign Office, spokesperson says.

Foreign Office officials pushed the controversial appointment through regardless, it was revealed, and the Prime Minister faces the deeply damaging allegation that he lied to Parliament.

A decision to go against the recommendation of the vetting agency was taken by officials in the Foreign Office, spokesperson says.

Mr Starmer said he would “set out the relevant facts” on April 20 to Parliament. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Prime Minister is expected to break his silence next week after No10 today confirmed the former ambassador to the US had in fact failed his security checks.

It follows a report Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador but this was overruled by the Foreign Office.

A top civil servant is to leave their post over the controversy.

Keir Starmer said he was 'furious' after he added the head of the Foreign Office to the list of senior figures ousted in the scandal.

Sir Keir Starmer denied that he or any of his ministers had been aware that the controversial architect of New Labour had failed his developed vetting (DV) for the US ambassador role.

The prime minister is believed to be absolutely furious over the handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting, Chris Mason writes.

Sir Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign after it emerged that his former ambassador to the United States was initially denied security clearance for the role that he was eventually fired from over his close links to...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls Thursday to resign after it emerged that Peter Mandelson was initially denied security clearance for the post of ambassador to the United States, which he was eventually fired from over his close links to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following the revelation…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington.

Top Foreign Office civil servant is out as Starmer government again reels from the Mandelson scandal.

The U.K. Foreign Office gave the Labour grandee the green light to become U.K. ambassador to Washington against the recommendation of the government’s vetting agency.

The prime minister is believed to be absolutely furious over the handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting, Chris Mason writes.