Starmer Faces Fury Over Mandelson Appointment

0:00On April 20th, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer kicks off a tough week facing furious MPs over the Peter Mandelson scandal. He's under fire for appointing the veteran labor figure as ambassador to the United States, even though Mandelson failed security vetting checks. Starmer insists he was never told about the failure and plans to make that crystal clear and parliament today. Meanwhile, top civil servants knew about the vetting flop for weeks, but didn't loop in the PM right away. He firefights Sir Oli, a senior official, for approving the post against security advice. The government now says officials should have flagged the risks without spilling sensitive details. Reactions are pouring in from all sides, with opposition leaders like Tori Boss, Kemibadenok, and Liv Dem Chief, Ed Davy, blasting at his catastrophic, incompetence that hurts U.K. U.S. ties in national security. Even a labor peer, Lord Glasman, call for Starmer to resign, saying he can't lead without owning the mistake. Critics want answers on big questions, like whether Starmer misled parliament by claiming

1:03full checks were done, why he waited to correct the record. And if he really was the last to know, they also questioned Mandelson's links to controversial figures and if he accessed top secret info anyway. As Sir Oli preps to testify before a committee tomorrow, this mess tests Starmer's grip on power. Will he finally step up or keep pointing fingers? How the pressure builds?