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Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants
Keir Starmer was not informed by top civil servants Antonia Romeo and Catherine Little for weeks that Peter Mandelson had failed a security vetting before being appointed ambassador to Washington, despite their knowledge since March, leading to concerns about transparency and control within the government.
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Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants
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