{"id":335979,"date":"2026-04-19T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pms-escalating-crisis-over-mandelson\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:00:13","slug":"pms-escalating-crisis-over-mandelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pms-escalating-crisis-over-mandelson\/","title":{"rendered":"PM&#8217;s &#8216;escalating crisis&#8217; over Mandelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/C7JFkoXqYb0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM's 'escalating crisis' over Mandelson\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7JFkoXqYb0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least two senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting for his US ambassador role, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>But they did not pass over the information to the prime minister because they were waiting for legal checks on what information could be released, according to a Cabinet Office spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/starmer-fighting-for-his-job-as-he-faces-crunch-week-over-mandelson-vetting-row-13533216<\/p>\n<p>#PeterMandelson #EpsteinFiles #Politics #UK <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting for his US ambassador role, Sky News understands. 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