UK Government in Crisis Over Mandelson's Failed Security Vetting
Keir Starmer's government faced fresh turmoil after it emerged that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting but was nonetheless appointed UK ambassador to the United States. Foreign Office officials approved the appointment against the advice of the UK Security Vetting agency. No. 10 denied that Starmer or any minister had been aware of the failed vetting; Mandelson was later sacked from the role over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.