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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
8 hours agoStarmer says 'full process followed' as aides admit they didn't really look too closely - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Morgan McSweeney admitted backing Peter Mandelson for a diplomatic role was a mistake due to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month agoStarmer's pick of Epstein 'pal' as top British envoy haunts prime minister
Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite warnings from senior advisers and Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, creating significant political damage.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoTrump's pick for state department role withdraws after backlash over past anti-Israel' and race remarks
Jeremy Carl withdrew his nomination for assistant secretary of state after losing Republican support due to controversial past remarks on race and Jewish people.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoMandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer under pressure to release vetting documents
She told Sky News: "I think the Prime Minister has a lot of questions to answer, and not just him, but his chief of staff, and all the people in No 10 who pushed this appointment. "I think it is a national embarrassment. There are many people who should have been given that job, or who should have been interviewed for that job, and they didn't get a chance."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoDefence department chief Greg Moriarty to succeed Kevin Rudd as Australian ambassador to US
The head of the department of defence, Greg Moriarty, will succeed Kevin Rudd as Australia's ambassador to the United States. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, announced Moriarty's appointment to the role on Sunday. A former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull and former Australian envoy to Iran and Indonesia, he has led the defence department since 2017. He will take up the posting in Washington from April. Moriarty was Australia's inaugural counter-terrorism coordinator and previously worked in US Central Command in the Gulf during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He represented Australia in Papua New Guinea, and as a negotiator of the peace monitoring group for Bougainville.
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