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Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Foreign Office officials of deliberately withholding that Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for US ambassador. The PM said he would not have proceeded with the appointment had he known, and denied misleading Parliament over the matter.
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Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
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