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‘Feeling political pressure’: Sacked UK official blames Starmer’s office for Mandelson’s US appointment

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'Feeling political pressure': Sacked UK official blames Starmer's office for Mandelson's US appointment

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 Starmer furious over security blunders in US ambassador appointment

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Hindustan Times News

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