LONDON, April 16Reuters —
Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, failed his security vetting before taking up the role, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer was unaware that officials had overruled the recommendation, the government said Thursday.
“Neither the Prime Minister, nor any government minister, was aware that Peter Mandelson was granted developed vetting against the advice of UK Security Vetting until earlier this week,” a government spokesperson said in a statement.
The decision was made by officials in the Foreign Ministry, the spokesperson added.
The disclosure of the vetting failure increases pressure on Starmer over his…