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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “furious” and it was “unforgivable” that neither he nor any minister was told Lord Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting, and he will “set out the relevant facts” in Parliament on Monday.

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00:00Prime Minister, politicians resign when they mislead the public and mislead Parliament.
00:04Are you considering your position?
00:05That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he's appointed is staggering.
00:14That I wasn't told that he'd failed security vetting when I was telling Parliament that due process had been followed
00:21is unforgivable.
00:24Not only was I not told, no minister was told.
00:27And I'm absolutely furious about that.
00:30What I intend to do is to go to Parliament on Monday to set out all the relevant facts in
00:36true transparency so Parliament has the full picture.
00:39I was not told that he had failed security vetting.
00:44No minister was told that he'd failed security vetting.
00:48Number 10 wasn't told that he'd failed security vetting.
00:51That is completely unacceptable.
00:54That is why I intend to go to Parliament and set out all of the relevant facts and say Parliament
00:59has full transparency and full accountability.
01:02It is totally unacceptable that the Prime Minister making an appointment is not told that security vetting has been failed.
01:11Totally unacceptable.
01:12Thank you very much for your attention.
01:12Thank you very much for your attention.
01:12Thank you very much for your attention.
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