'He would never, ever have appointed him as ambassador' David Lammy backs Keir Starmer over Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her "extreme concern" at the delay in informing Labour ministers of concerns raised during Lord Mandelson's vetting for the Washington ambassadorship.In correspondence with Foreign Affairs Committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry, Ms Cooper requested a thorough examination of evidence previously submitted to ensure complete accuracy.She wrote in her letter: "I am extremely concerned about information that has now come to light and the fact that it was not previously provided to ministers, which has in turn affected information given to Parliament."The Foreign Secretary's intervention comes as the scandal surrounding Lord Mandelson's failed security clearance continues to engulf the Government, with questions mounting about who knew what and when.

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He would never, ever have appointed him as ambassador' David Lammy backs Keir Starmer over Lord Mandelson vetting scandal.

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David Lammy has publicly backed Sir Keir Starmer over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, suggesting the Prime Minister would never have sent the Labour veteran to Washington had he been aware of the security concerns.The Deputy Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary expressed certainty about his leader's position on the matter."I have absolutely no doubt at all, knowing the PM as I do, that had he known that Peter Mandelson had not passed the vetting, he would never, ever have appointed him ambassador", he told The Guardian.The intervention represents Mr Lammy's first public remarks on the affair as Downing Street has rallied to defend the Prime Minister ahead of a crunch week in his premiership following the latest twists in the scandal.

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