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WATCH: Keir Starmer breaks silence on Peter Mandelson vetting scandal - 'I am furious!'

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "That I wasn't told that it failed security vetting when I was telling Parliament that due process had been followed is unforgivable."Not only was I not told, no minister was told.

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A prominent Labour MP has declared that Sir Keir Starmer's departure as Prime Minister is "almost inevitable", amid the latest revelation in the Peter Mandelson scandal.Speaking to GB News, Graham Stringer hit out at the latest Government "shambles" after it was revealed that Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting, which was overruled by the Foreign Office.Breaking his silence on the scandal, Sir Keir said he was "absolutely furious" that the Foreign Office had not made him aware.He told reporters: "That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he was appointed is staggering.

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Alex Burghart has launched a blistering attack on the latest Peter Mandelson revelation, declaring it the "greatest political scandal of our time".Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said the scandal is either "incompetence or a cover-up of the highest order".Breaking his silence on the reports that Lord Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting process, Sir Keir Starmer said he was "absolutely furious" that the Foreign Office had not made him aware.He told reporters: "That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he was appointed is staggering.

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Huw Irranca-Davies was heckled by audience members during BBC Question Time's Wales election special as tensions erupted over the Mandelson vetting row.

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"The story is breaking as we've come on air so I haven't the full details of it," he said, adding that "the focus also has to be on the victims of Epstein".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds pressed him further, asking: "Is it not a yes or a no?" Audience members then began shouting, "Yes or no?" while one person yelled, "He's lied!"The clash centred on reports that security officials initially refused to grant Lord Mandelson clearance for the Washington ambassadorship.

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Despite this, Sir Keir Starmer had already announced him as Britain's...

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**Summary:** Keir Starmer, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has broken silence on allegations surrounding the Peter Mandelson ambassadorship scandal. He claims he is "absolutely furious" that neither he nor any minister was informed about Lord Mandelson's failed security vetting. **Why It Matters:** This incident highlights the

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