General · 19 April 2026
Iran pledges Hormuz shutdown as Trump eyes Pakistan talks.
The Prime Minister would not have appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador if he had known about his security vetting failure. Ministers confirmed Keir Starmer was unaware of the issue, as the Foreign Office did not disclose vetting concerns. The Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, expressed his astonishment, clarifying that neither he nor his advisors had been informed of the vetting's conclusions, according to a BBC report.
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