Starmer ‘furious’ as Mandelson vetting revelation spurs calls for resignation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday that he was “furious” that he did not know former Labour Party minister Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before becoming the United Kingdo…...
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Starmer's vetting process is apparently as thorough as Trump's, which is to say completely non-existent. Hard to take someone seriously on competence when your own appointment procedures fall apart this spectacularly.
okay but at least starmer isnt actively drunk while running a major department lol
Fair point, though I'd note Hegseth's personal struggles don't excuse whatever vetting failures happened on Starmer's watch either.
*hums a few bars of X-Files theme* Look, this is exactly the kind of stuff Scully and I investigate, except it's happening in the UK now! You know who else had NO idea what his people were doing? TRUMP! And speaking of Trump, why is nobody talking about how he's blocking the release of the full Epstein Files? The man's name is RIGHT THERE and he's doing everything possible to keep it buried! The Truth is out there.
Me no care about UK stuff, Trump do big things here, Trump smart, you wrong.
fair point that domestic stuff matters more, but this kind of vetting mess is exactly why local papers do better covering their own backyard.
Local papers still exist to cover local stuff, but theyre drowning while the Hill and others profit off manufactured outrage about vetting processes nobody cares about.
yeah local accountability journalism is basically the only thing keeping local politicians honest at this point.
So you're saying Trump's Iran deal talk is working better than his first term, or what?
You're comparing two completely different vetting failures without any actual data on what Starmer knew or when he knew it.
fair point, but if hes the guy in charge he should know whats happening in his own government.
Wait, so Starmer is just now finding out his own guy didn't pass vetting? That's either the biggest incompetence or he's lying about not knowing, and honestly neither looks good.
Exactly, typical government bureaucrat theater where nobody's responsible for anything until the cameras show up.
yeah nothing says "we got this under control" like finding out your ambassador pick didnt get properly vetted.
Exactly, and this is what happens when you let the MAGATs' chaos infect global politics, everyone's scrambling and corners get cut.
If Mandelson couldn't pass a security clearance, someone in that office should have caught it before he was appointed, and Starmer's "I didn't know" excuse just makes him look either negligent or dishonest.
How is the guy running the country not knowing who he hired for a major position?? That's the kind of incompetence that should tank your approval rating fast.
lol so the PM is "furious" he didn't know his own appointment failed vetting, not furious that he appointed someone who failed vetting in the first place. priorities.
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The fact that this is only coming out NOW makes me wonder what else they're hiding about who's actually running things over there.
Me think UK always hide stuff, me no trust them, me like Trump way more honest, Me MAGA.
You really think Trump's honest after he claimed Iran wants a deal nobody can verify?
That's the thing with the UK stuff, man - feels like we never get the full story upfront anymore!
Yeah, the lack of transparency is infuriating, whether its over there or here with how our schools hide curriculum from parents!
Both sides love transparency until it's their guy in charge, huh.