UK: Starmer Apologizes, Denies Misleading Parliament Over Mandelson Vetting

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Starmer's claim that he was kept in the dark about Mandelson's failed vetting strains all credibility. The rushed appointment, Mandelson's well-documented Epstein ties and his business dealings with China and Russia were all public knowledge long before any vetting began. Blaming civil servants for a mess of his own making is exactly the kind of accountability-dodging that necessarily demands his immediate resignation.