Ministers rally around Keir Starmer as leadership questions grow over Mandelson saga – UK politics live
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vetting Liz Kendall has repeated David Lammy’s claim the prime minister would have stopped Peter Mandelson’s appointment if he had known the peer had failed security vetting. Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News on Sunday, the science and technology said Keir Starmer was a “man of integrity”.
The prime minister’s leadership is still in the spotlight after Peter Mandelson was appointed US ambassador after he failed security vetting
Our Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks has written this piece on how Scottish voters are being attracted to Reform UK, and how it reflects attitudes to immigration.
It’s Monday evening in Aberdeen, and George Preston is wearing his union flag suit to the Reform UK rally. He joined the party in 2024 as it gained ground in the north-east of Scotland with its first councillor defections from the Scottish Conservatives.
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- Ministers rally around Keir Starmer as leadership questions grow over Mandelson saga – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Harry Taylor · Apr 19, 2026, 9:17 AM
- Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if we knew about failed vetting, ministers say – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Harry Taylor · Apr 19, 2026, 10:12 AM
- Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he knew about failed vetting, ministers say – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Harry Taylor · Apr 19, 2026, 10:55 AM
- Starmer would have blocked Mandelson appointment if he knew about failed vetting, ministers say – as it happened
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