Why is UK PM Starmer facing fresh calls to quit over Mandelson vetting?

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.

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.

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

Mr Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before being handed the post of ambassador to the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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…