Pressure on Starmer grows over Mandelson vetting despite ousting of Foreign Office official UK politics live
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Pressure on Starmer grows over Mandelson vetting despite ousting of Foreign Office official  UK politics live
"The Prime Minister has said that he was staggered and furious to have not been told about the vetting recommendation, calling the lack of communication unforgivable."
"Olly Robbins, who was forced to quit the Foreign Office owing to the fallout of the failures of Mandelson's vetting, is expected to appear before a powerful committee of MPs."
"Green Party MP Hannah Spencer has criticised Labour for offensively caricaturing working-class people by stating that they would not want a ban on greyhound racing in England."
"More than half of British voters would choose to rejoin the EU in a hypothetical future referendum, according to new research."
Keir Starmer is under intense scrutiny due to failures in Peter Mandelson's vetting process. The Prime Minister expressed anger over not being informed about the vetting recommendation, calling the lack of communication unforgivable. Olly Robbins, who resigned from the Foreign Office due to these failures, is expected to testify before a committee, potentially complicating Starmer's position further. Additionally, criticism has arisen from Green Party MP Hannah Spencer regarding Labour's portrayal of working-class people, and the government has denied compensation claims related to the Windrush scandal.
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