{"id":335739,"date":"2026-04-17T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-furious-he-wasnt-told-mandelson-failed-vetting-by-foreign-office\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:00:06","slug":"starmer-furious-he-wasnt-told-mandelson-failed-vetting-by-foreign-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-furious-he-wasnt-told-mandelson-failed-vetting-by-foreign-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer \u2018furious\u2019 he wasn\u2019t told Mandelson failed vetting by Foreign Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/S4sIEAKnrdc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer \u2018furious\u2019 he wasn\u2019t told Mandelson failed vetting by Foreign Office\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S4sIEAKnrdc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he is &quot;furious&quot; that the Foreign Office did not tell him that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting to become the US ambassador. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister insisted he did not mislead Parliament as he was only made aware of the situation this week. <\/p>\n<p>While the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he is &quot;furious&quot; that the Foreign Office did not tell him that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting to become the US ambassador. 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