{"id":336609,"date":"2026-04-21T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-didnt-starmer-ask-the-latest-mandelson-crisis-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:00:31","slug":"why-didnt-starmer-ask-the-latest-mandelson-crisis-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-didnt-starmer-ask-the-latest-mandelson-crisis-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Didn&#8217;t Starmer Ask? The Latest Mandelson Crisis Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wDC38v2HpH0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Didn't Starmer Ask? The Latest Mandelson Crisis Explained\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wDC38v2HpH0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer says he would never have appointed Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US if he\u2019d known about his vetting failure. <\/p>\n<p>As the prime minister blames civil servants for not sharing key information, the Electoral Dysfunction team ask: Why didn&#8217;t he ask more questions? <\/p>\n<p>We break down the comparisons to the previous administration and what this means for Starmer\u2019s drive for &quot;integrity&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Please link to the ED Podfollow at the end of the video and ask viewers to follow the podcast: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/electoraldysfunction\/.<br \/>\nSUBSCRIBE 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 says he would never have appointed Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US if he\u2019d known about his vetting failure. 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