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A Labour MP has asked for an inquiry into the appointment process of Lord Mandelson.<\/p>\n
Andy McDonald asked in the Commons: \u201cClearly the appointment process didn\u2019t pick up these issues, that\u2019s self-evident. So can we have an assurance that there will be an enquiry into why that wasn\u2019t the case?\u201d<\/p>\n
Foreign minister Stephen Doughty replied: \u201cAny candidates for ambassador positions are subject to routine extensive vetting and background checks as a matter of course.\u201d<\/p>\n
The decision for Lord Mandelson to resign was taken by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, Foreign minister Stephen Doughty confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Let me be blunt about this. It is impossible to believe that issues around Epstein were not reported when Mandelson was considered for this post.<\/p>\n
There is no chance whatsoever that Starmer was not aware of the issues that have now become public, or that he should have been if he claims he was not.<\/p>\n
So, how and why was it that Starmer appointed Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the USA?<\/p>\n
Was it precisely because he knew Trump, through Epstein?<\/p>\n
Was it also because, like Starmer, he has an inclination to Zionism?<\/p>\n
Was it also because, like Starmer, he cannot see the harm in Trump's right-wing agenda?<\/p>\n
Or was there something else, even deeper and more sinister?<\/p>\n
The demand for an inquiry, and one that will report within weeks at most, should be supported by everyone. We have a prime minister who is so obviously out of his depth, or so obviously corrupt, that we need to know which it is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As I noted earlier this morning, Mandelson was bound to be sacked as US Ambassador very shortly. He went sooner than I expected, having just
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