{"id":337157,"date":"2026-04-23T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-prime-minister-has-been-held-to-account-over-mandelson-appointment-says-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:00:27","slug":"the-prime-minister-has-been-held-to-account-over-mandelson-appointment-says-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-prime-minister-has-been-held-to-account-over-mandelson-appointment-says-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The prime minister has been held to account&#8217; over Mandelson appointment, says minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/p2FhCWn0W-M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'The prime minister has been held to account' over Mandelson appointment, says minister\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p2FhCWn0W-M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Border security and asylum minister Alex Norris has defended Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson&#8217;s appointment, insisting that the &quot;prime minister has been held to account.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>He pointed to &quot;more than two hours of scrutiny&quot; of the PM earlier this week and his appearance at PMQs yesterday. <\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#keirstarmer #petermandelson #epsteinfiles <\/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>Border security and asylum minister Alex Norris has defended Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson&#8217;s appointment, insisting that the &quot;prime minister has been held to account.&quot; He pointed to &quot;more than two hours of scrutiny&quot; of the PM earlier this week and his appearance at PMQs yesterday. 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