{"id":315507,"date":"2026-02-05T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-sir-keir-starmer-gives-speech-while-under-pressure-over-mandelson-appointment\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:00:31","slug":"watch-live-sir-keir-starmer-gives-speech-while-under-pressure-over-mandelson-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-sir-keir-starmer-gives-speech-while-under-pressure-over-mandelson-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch live &#8211; Sir Keir Starmer gives speech while under pressure over Mandelson appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/k_xqWgAN0uk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch live - Sir Keir Starmer gives speech while under pressure over Mandelson appointment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_xqWgAN0uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s premiership is under growing pressure from Labour MPs, angry at his decision to approve the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson to the role of British ambassador to Washington despite knowing about his links to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer admitted at Prime Minister\u2019s Questions on Wednesday that he knew about Lord Mandelson\u2019s ongoing friendship with the convicted paedophile when he appointed him, but said that the peer \u201clied repeatedly\u201d about the extent of the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Downing Street then tried to control the release of potentially explosive documents, which provide insight into how the decision was made.<\/p>\n<p>But in the face of a mutiny from Labour MPs \u2013 led by former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner \u2013 the Government had to back down and cede control to Parliament\u2019s Intelligence and Security Committee to decide what could be released into the public domain.<br \/>\n&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s premiership is under growing pressure from Labour MPs, angry at his decision to approve the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson to the role of British ambassador to Washington despite knowing about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. 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