{"id":338833,"date":"2026-04-28T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-in-full-day-of-scrutiny-for-starmer-over-mandelson-appointment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:00:36","slug":"watch-in-full-day-of-scrutiny-for-starmer-over-mandelson-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-in-full-day-of-scrutiny-for-starmer-over-mandelson-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch in full: Day of scrutiny for Starmer over Mandelson appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CHtPvNKN5OQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch in full: Day of scrutiny for Starmer over Mandelson appointment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHtPvNKN5OQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>two ex-officials gave evidence on Mandelson&#8217;s appointment and security vetting to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The claims Starmer stood accused of misleading MPs over were addressed by both the former permanent under secretary in the Foreign Office, Sir Philip Barton, and Starmer&#8217;s ex-chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.<\/p>\n<p>McSweeney denied he had exerted pressure on the Foreign Office to approve Mandelson&#8217;s security clearance &quot;at any cost&quot;, and Barton&#8217;s testimony supported this, drawing a distinction between pressure to complete the process and pressure to reach a certain decision.<\/p>\n<p>On the latter, Barton denied that had been the case.<\/p>\n<p>Later, MPs voted 223 to 335 against referring Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over claims he misled parliament about the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson on at least two separate occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The vote, pushed by numerous members from across the house as well as the leader of the opposition, had received criticism from some Labour MPs, including Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds, who accused opposition parties of &quot;playing silly political games&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFor more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>two ex-officials gave evidence on Mandelson&#8217;s appointment and security vetting to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. 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