‘Unforgivable and staggering’: How hidden vetting failure over Mandelson’s Epstein ties left Keir Starmer fighting for survival

4 min readUpdated: Apr 18, 2026 09:40 PM IST British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not informed for weeks that Peter Mandelson had failed a key security vetting process before he was appointed ambassador to Washington, according to The Guardian. Reacting to the disclosure, Starmer […]