The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment despite security c

Keir Starmer is preparing for a showdown with the senior official he fired over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, as calls for the prime minister to resign grow.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to face Parliament amid opposition calls to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador. Starmer says he was not told Mandelson failed security vetting.

Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, claims political pressure influenced Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US despite security concerns, leading to Robbins' dismissal by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Olly Robbins, a former UK Foreign Office official, testified that he faced political pressure to approve Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US despite security concerns. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has since been criticized for the decision.

The British prime minister appears to be in the sharpest peril of his 21 months in office, after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed despite red flags.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he unintentionally misled lawmakers by claiming that Peter Mandelson, the ambassador to Washington, had full security clearance. Mandelson, who was a close friend of Epstein’s,