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UK PM Starmer under pressure over Mandelson's appointment as ambassador © France 24

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Issued on: 20/04/2026 - 12:17Modified: 20/04/2026 - 12:17

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try on Monday to get a grip on a crisis that has left power slipping from his grasp. Starmer will face a tough barrage of questions in Parliament when he stands up to explain why Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, became Britain’s ambassador to Washington despite failing security checks — and seemingly without Starmer being told about the concerns. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.