‘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…
British Prime Minister Starmer furious over security blunders in US ambassador appointment
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…