File photo: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference in Downing Street, London. (Associated Press) LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday avoided a parliamentary inquiry into his choice of Jeffrey Epstein friend Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington, but failed to quell questions over whether he broke rules in … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Monday, April 20, 2026, heading to Parliament for a showdown over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) The former civil servant who oversaw Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to Washington said he felt “political pressure” to speed up … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in London on Monday that he would have withdrawn Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States had he known that Mandelson had failed a security clearance. British Prime Minister Starmer holds showdown in Parliament over US ambassador scandal Starmer made the comments in a speech in … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted on Monday that his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington was a mistake and said he would not have gone ahead with the appointment if he had known Mandelson had failed a security clearance.Speaking in the House of Commons, Starmer said the facts about Mandelson’s … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in London on Friday that he was “furious” at the security blunder that allowed the appointment of controversial counterpart Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the United States, before Mandelson was later fired over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. British Prime Minister Starmer furious over security … Read more
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned, his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney said in a statement on Sunday, as Starmer faces increased pressure over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.Starmer is facing what is widely seen as his worst crisis of 18 months in power over his decision … Read more