Starmer Faces Showdown With Fired Official on Mandelson Saga

Keir Starmer is preparing for a showdown with the senior official he fired over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, as calls for the prime minister to resign grow.

Starmer will make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday to address a fresh dispute over Mandelson’s security vetting clearance. He’s expected to set out a detailed summary of events surrounding Mandelson’s vetting, following the conclusion of a fact-finding exercise which he ordered. He will make clear that both he and the Commons should have been privy to the information at the time, according to a person familiar with the matter.