Livid Keir Starmer insists 'I wasn't told' as he faces MPs' grilling over Mandelson scandal

EXCLUSIVE: Livid Keir Starmer insists 'I wasn't told' as he faces MPs' grilling over Mandelson scandalKeir Starmer speaks to The Mirror as he prepares for a high-stakes showdown with MPs on Monday - after it emerged Lord Peter Mandelson failed security vettingCommentsNewsLizzy Buchan Political Editor and Ashley Cowburn Deputy Political Editor17:00, 19 Apr 2026Updated 17:11, 19 Apr 2026View ImageKeir Starmer will address the Commons on Monday(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Keir Starmer has come out fighting amid the deepening row over Peter Mandelson’s vetting to be US ambassador as he prepares for a showdown with MPs.‌The Prime Minister lashed out at officials who neglected to tell him the shamed grandee had failed to get security clearance for the plum job in Washington. It emerged last week that the vetting advice was overruled by the Foreign Office - reigniting fury over the New Labour veteran's appointment.‌The furious PM sacked top mandarin Sir Olly Robbins on Thursday amid growing recriminations as he faced calls to quit if he misled Parliament from opposition parties. Speaking to the Mirror this weekend, Mr Starmer said he would make it “crystal clear” to MPs that he was in the dark - and said it was “unforgivable” that the Foreign Office failed to tell him after he had offered assurances that proper process had been followed.‌Asked if he misled MPs and the public, the livid PM said: “The fact that I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting when he was appointed is astonishing. The fact that I wasn't told when I said to Parliament that due process had been followed is unforgivable, and that's why I intend to set out in Parliament on Monday the facts behind that, so there's full transparency in relation to it.“But am I furious that I wasn't told? Yes, I am. Am I furious that other ministers weren't told? Yes, I am. I should have been told, and I wasn't told.”READ MORE: Keir S...