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A “FURIOUS” Sir Keir Starmer has said it was “unforgivable” he wasn’t told about the Peter Mandelson vetting failure as ...

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PM responds to Guardian revelations that Foreign Office overrode failed security vetting for former minister Olly Robbins forced out in Mandelson vetting rowJones repeatedly denied that the prime minister had given a misleading impression about what has happened and had “lost grip” of the situation. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme:I completely refute the suggestion the PM misled the public or the House of Commons. It’s very clear from his words he was reporting what he had been told and what had been followed.I don’t think this is a question about the prime minister’s leadership.The Foreign Office did not tell the prime minister that they granted developed vetting status to Peter Mandelson against the advice of the security and vetting process. The prime minister was only made aware of that on Tuesday evening this week when the documents became available to the Cabinet Office as part of the humble address process (a binding motion to request government papers – JG).No minister is allowed to see these vetting documents as a matter of principle because we employ security professionals to conduct deeply invasive personal investigations into people’s backgrounds and for those officials to make a recommendation to civil servants on the appointment and employment of individuals. Continue reading...

It has emerged that Lord Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting, yet was appointed as US ambassador anyway.

The House agreed early Friday morning on a short-term extension of a critical foreign surveillance program after dealing ...

The country’s leaders secured a truce through risky talks with Israel, but the government now finds itself caught between competing pressures.

The Georgia governor’s decision not to run for U.S. Senate and instead get behind the former University of Tennessee football ...

Terry Land has been accused of breaking pre-election rules after taking a swipe at Nigel Farage during a Breckland Council meeting.

The Government ‘will decide later this year’ on extending tech firm Palantir’s contract for the federated data platform (FDP) ...