PM says it’s ‘staggering’ he didn’t know Mandelson failed vetting & STILL won’t accept responsibility for security lapse

SIR Keir Starmer today admitted it was “staggering” he was never told Peter Mandelson failed top-level security vetting. The PM insisted he would have blocked the appointment “without hesitation” if he had known the Labour grandee was denied Developed Vetting clearance. Addressing MPs in the Commons, he pointed the finger squarely at Foreign Office officials,...