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Watch: Starmer faces MPs as Mandelson row drags on
Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons about Peter Mandelson's vetting for his job as US ambassador.
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BBC Politics20 Apr 2026
Watch: Starmer faces MPs as Mandelson row drags on
Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons about Peter Mandelson's vetting for his job as US ambassador.
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Express Politics20 Apr 2026
You said it Keir! PM's own two-word defence over Mandelson affair sums up his incompetence
SKETCH: Parliament erupts with jeers as under-fire Prime Minister warbles an unconvincing defence
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The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026
After being doorstepped by a Green canvasser, I know what voters must do to keep out Reform | Zoe Williams
The 7 May elections in Great Britain promise to be a rout for Labour and the Tories. If you need to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s party, make sure you trust your neighbours If there’s one thing I love more than being canvassed at local election time, it’s being canvassed when I’m at someone else’s house. I promise those people the earth. Sure, my friend whose house it is will definitely vote Lib Dem, I tell them; I once saw him make a chicken salad to take on a protest march. When a Gre
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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026
Starmer Announces Yet Another Review Into Mandelson Fiasco
On top of the already-conducted reviews by Chris Wormald, the ongoing Humble Address collection effort, and so on. Another review… “I have asked the government security group in the Cabinet Office to look at any security concerns raised during Peter Mandelson’s tenure.” Asked about why Mandelson received high-level STRAP clearance for access to the most…
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The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026
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Express Politics20 Apr 2026
Lee Anderson kicked out of Commons after refusing to stop calling Starmer a liar
Reform MP ejected from the Chamber after refusing to withdraw claim that the PM 'couldn't lie straight in bed'
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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026
WATCH: Lee Anderson Kicked Out of Commons After Accusing Starmer of Lying
Anderson added: “That man couldn’t lie straight in bed.”
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The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026
Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting
PM says in Commons statement he has ordered inquiry into any security concerns relating to Mandelson’s tenure in US UK politics live – latest updates The Foreign Office has been stripped of its powers to overrule vetting decisions after the Peter Mandelson scandal, Keir Starmer told MPs as he sought to set out his side of events in a politically crucial statement in parliament. Saying to jeers that he accepted it appeared “incredible” he and other ministers were not told Mandelson was initiall
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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026
WATCH: Starmer Claims No One in No10 Knew About Mandelson’s Failed Vetting
Badenoch asked the following questions – summarised – of Starmer at his statement: The Cabinet Secretary told him in November 2024 that vetting must precede appointment. How was “full due process” true No 10 didn’t deny front-page reports that Mandelson failed vetting. Why not? Will he repeat that no one in No 10 knew before…
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Express Politics20 Apr 2026
Kemi Badenoch skewers Starmer with 6 brutal questions – and PM’s response says everything
Tory leader accuses premier of breaking Ministerial Code during devastating grilling in Parliament
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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026
Civil Service Honchos Universally Slam Starmer Over Mandelson Vetting
Blame is crystallising on Starmer ahead of his Commons statement on the Mandelson vetting situation. No10 is trying to blame sacked FCDO chief Olly Robbins, former senior civil servants are having none of it… Former Cabinet Secretary Robin Butler told Times Radio this afternoon: “The vetting process is highly confidential because it goes into all…
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