Starmer Faces Parliament Amid Mandelson Ambassador Controversy

0:00It's April 19th. This is Global News Today, AI-powered story shaping the world. I'm Cory with the story. British Prime Minister Kierstarmer is set to face Parliament on Monday amid growing demands for his resignation over appointing Peter Mandelson as the next U.S. Ambassador, even though Mandelson failed a key security vetting process. New details emerged on Thursday revealing that the vetting failure happened before the appointment, piling on pressure for Starmer, who's approval. Things have dropped sharply since Labour's landslide win in the 2024 election. Opposition leaders are hitting hard, with Liberal Democrats' chief, Ed Davie calling it a catastrophic misjudgment and conservative leader, Kimmy Badenak, accusing Starmer of reckless negligence that damage ties with the U.S., insult the Jeffrey Epstein's victims and risked national security. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall pushed back on Sunday, insisting Starmer had no idea about the vetting issue and would never have gone ahead with the, picked despite any awkwardness

1:00involved. Meanwhile, a top official got sacked over this mess, and that person is slated to testify before Parliamentary Committee on Tuesday as Starmer promises to lay out all the facts and try to steady the ship.