Mandelson's Failed Vetting: PM Grilled by MPs

0:00On April 17th, the British Prime Minister faces a tough grilling from MPs on Monday after he came out that Lord Mandelson flunked his initial security, bedding for the U.S. Ambassador gig. He claims he only learned this week about the failed-developed bedding process, but back in September last year, reports flat concerns, and he insisted full-do process was followed. Then in February this year, he doubled down, saying independent security services cleared Mandelson for the role, that has folks questioning if the PM and his team misled parliament and the public, plus why no deeper probes happened at the time. Labor MPs are fuming, though many are tied up campaigning for May's elections in Scotland, Wales and English councils. We still don't know why Mandelson failed the personal bedding or why foreign office officials overruled the concerns and pushed ahead with the appointment. Was it embarrassment after the announcement or did they find ways to mitigate the issues? The PM statement in the House of Commons on Monday will be under the microscope, and

1:00it could shift the mood among those restless labor, back benches, watching closely.