Swinney Demands Starmer's Resignation Over Mandelson Appointment

0:00On April 18th, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is demanding Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer step down after revelations that Lord Peter. Mandelson got the U.S. Ambassador job despite flunking the security vetting process. A now-sacked foreign office official, Sir Olly Robbins, overruled the advice, but Starmer claims he was never looped in on the details. Starmer called himself absolutely furious, labeling the failure to inform him staggering. This comes amid growing heat from multiple parties, including Tories, Reform, Liv Dems, and Greens, all piling on with calls for his resignation. Swinney hit hard while unveiling the S&P's election battle bus in Dundee, blasting Starmers in confidence as incompatible with leading the UK. He pointed out the PM made firm claims in Parliament and media that full vetting was done without even checking the facts and only learned the truth. This week after months of issues brewing. A former top foreign office civil servant, Lord Simon McDonald, accused number 10 of

1:02throwing Robbins under the bus for a quick scalp. The controversy already simmered over Mandelson's known ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which continued post-conviction for child sex offenses. Pressure keys mounting on Starmer's leadership, exposing cracks in how top appointments can be handled, and leaving everyone watching if more heads will, row.