David Lammy, Deputy PM, said that Starmer would not have appointed Mandelson as US Ambassador if he knew he had failed the security vetting. Prime Minister David Lammy has been under pressure since it was revealed this week that Mandelson had been appointed despite security concerns. Downing Street said red flags were not disclosed by the Foreign Office during the vetting process. Sir Keir has said that he was only informed of the situation on Tuesday and that it was “staggering” that he had not been told earlier that Mandelson failed security vetting. The vetting process began after the former minister was selected to be the UK’s representative in Sir Keir said he only learned of the situation Tuesday and said it was “staggering”. He was not informed sooner that Mandelson had failed security vetting. This only began after he was selected to be the UK representative in Washington. Dame Emily Thornberry of the Foreign Affairs Committee has said that new revelations have called into question the evidence Sir Olly provided to MPs back in November. During this time, he failed to disclose the fact that the government’s security vetting agency had advised the Foreign Office not to Cooper told the committee on Saturday that she had requested a review of information provided to MPs by government officials to ensure it was accurate. She also said she was ‘extremely worried’ about ministers not being informed sooner about issues raised during the vetting procedure, whose details have not been The Foreign Affairs Committee is expected to question Sir Olly again on Tuesday. His allies said this week that Sir Olly was bound by the confidentiality of the intrusive screening process, which is why it wasn’t disclosed to Downing Street. Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer againSenior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPsVetting of government employees and appointees is carried out by an agency overseen by the Cabinet Office, which reports back to hiring departments with recommendations. Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare plagues Starmer againSenior officials ousted over Mandelson Security Row to face MPsVetting government employees and appointees are carried out by a Cabinet Office-supervised agency, which provides recommendations to hiring departments. “This isn’t just a failure of politics. He has put our national security at risk… he should resign,” she wrote.Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey called for an investigation by the Privileges Committee into whether the prime minister intentionally misled Parliament. He has put our security at risk…he should resign,” wrote she.Liberal Democrats Leader Sir Ed Davey demanded that the Privileges committee investigate whether the Prime Minister intentionally misled the Parliament. The SNP, Green Party, and Reform UK also called for Sir Keir
