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UK PM Starmer admits error in appointing Mandelson US envoy but resists calls to resign
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he had made a mistake in appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington in an address to parliament, but added that he would not have done so had he known Mandelson had failed the vetting process for the position. Starmer has been embroiled in controversy since new details emerged about the depth of Mandelson's ties to late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he had made a mistake in appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington in an address to parliament, but added that he would not have done so had he known Mandelson had failed the vetting process for the position. Starmer has been embroiled in controversy since new details emerged about the depth of Mandelson's ties to late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
