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UK: 'Furious' PM Starmer refuses to step down over Mandelson
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing pressure to resign over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, after it was revealed Mandelson failed a security vetting due to his close ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer claims he was not informed of the vetting failure and plans to address Parliament with the facts.
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