UK's Starmer Again Under Pressure to Resign as Mandelson Row Reignites
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces renewed pressure to resign after it emerged that former US ambassador Peter Mandelson failed security vetting. Starmer's team claims he was unaware of the issue, but opposition politicians accuse him of misleading parliament.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign after it was revealed that former US ambassador Peter Mandelson failed security vetting. Mandelson was appointed in 2024 despite having ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer's team claims he was unaware of the vetting failure, but opposition politicians accuse him of misleading parliament. The Foreign Office's top official, Olly Robbins, was sacked in response to the scandal. Senior minister Darren Jones said Starmer was furious over not being informed about Mandelson's vetting failure. The controversy comes ahead of local elections on May 7, which are expected to be a setback for Starmer's Labour party.
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