Anonymousabout 5 hours ago
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces cross-party calls to resign after The Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson failed his Developed Vetting security clearance in January 2025 before being appointed UK Ambassador to Washington — with the Foreign Office overriding the denial within 48 hours. The scandal, compounding months of fallout from Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, has already claimed the careers of Starmer's chief of staff and the Foreign Office's permanent secretary, while raising fundamental questions about political override of national security processes.