{"id":336285,"date":"2026-04-20T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-was-advised-mandelson-should-be-vetted-before-appointment-documents-show\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:00:35","slug":"starmer-was-advised-mandelson-should-be-vetted-before-appointment-documents-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-was-advised-mandelson-should-be-vetted-before-appointment-documents-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer was advised Mandelson should be vetted before appointment, documents show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wKciW6R8xnY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer was advised Mandelson should be vetted before appointment, documents show\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKciW6R8xnY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer will face MPs in the House of Commons to defend himself amid a scandal about his choice for US ambassador failing the security vetting process &#8211; but being appointed anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister will insist he was not told that Peter Mandelson failed the vetting for the top diplomatic post in Washington, and will turn his fire on the Foreign Office.<\/p>\n<p>#starmer #mandelson #breakingnews #skynews #live #politics #uk #unitedkingdom <\/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>Sir Keir Starmer will face MPs in the House of Commons to defend himself amid a scandal about his choice for US ambassador failing the security vetting process &#8211; but being appointed anyway. 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