George Parker
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The Claire Byrne Show · Keir Starmer facing further pressure on his premiership · 28 Apr 2026
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And he admitted, basically, that if Mandelson had failed the vetting process after he'd been announced as the preferred candidate to be the ambassador to Washington, there would have been a crisis on everyone's hands.
The King had already been told that Mandelson was going.
Donald Trump had already been told that Mandelson was
was going.
There were no contingency plans in place in the event that Mandelson failed the vetting process.
So it was interesting evidence, but I'd say that on that front at least, I don't think Keir Starmer's got anything particularly to worry about.
It basically confirmed that although the Foreign Office felt under pressure to speed up a decision on Mandelson's vetting,
They weren't under any pressure to ignore red flags being raised as part of the vetting process, which has always been Keir Starmer's contention.
Yeah, very nervous about this.
This is the kind of measure that the Labour Party, when they were in opposition under Keir Starmer's leadership, used to use against Boris Johnson.
The sleaze inquiry by the official parliamentary ethics watchdog.
They deployed it against Boris Johnson over the Partygate scandal, and now the tables are being turned on Keir Starmer.
The Tories are trying to get this affair referred to something called the Privileges Committee.
There'll be a vote on that later on today.
The Liberal Democrats and other opposition party are also supporting it.
However, as you say, Starmer's office are very worried about it.
They've been pulling out all the stops.
Starmer went to meet the Parliamentary Labour Party last night to plead with them for their support.
Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister, has been wheeled out in defence of Keir Starmer.
My sense on this is that although it's going to be a difficult debate for the Prime Minister, I think he's going to win the vote eventually.
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