"Starmer said on Sunday he would make it crystal clear to MPs he was in the dark over Mandelson's vetting and said it was unforgivable the Foreign Office failed to tell him after he had told MPs due process had been followed."
"Ministers spent the weekend trying to shore up Starmer's position after opposition party leaders called for him to quit over the affair, arguing he would not have gone ahead with sending him to Washington had he known."
"This week could go either way, one said. Starmer is bolstered by his handling of the Iran crisis, but senior government figures are concerned that more damaging information could emerge."
Keir Starmer will address MPs regarding the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, which threatens his leadership. The Foreign Office overruled a decision to fail Mandelson's vetting, leading to the sacking of top civil servant Olly Robbins. Opposition leaders demand Starmer's resignation, claiming he would not have appointed Mandelson had he known about the vetting issues. Starmer insists he was unaware of the vetting failure and will present facts to MPs. The situation remains precarious for Starmer, with potential repercussions depending on emerging information and party support.
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