Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent the following message to all Labour MPs in an attempt to save his premiership it reads Hi all, I just wanted to share the following for anyone who does not know the facts of what has happened:
The security vetting process for Peter Mandelson was sponsored by the FCDO. The decision to grant Developed Vetting to Peter Mandelson against the recommendation of UK Security Vetting was taken by officials in the FCDO.
"Neither the Prime Minister, nor any Government Minister, was aware that Peter Mandelson was granted Developed Vetting against the advice of UK Security Vetting until earlier this week.
"Once the Prime Minister was informed he immediately instructed officials to establish the facts about why the Developed Vetting was granted, in order to enact plans to update the House of Commons.
"The Government is committed to complying with the Humble Address in full as soon as possible. Any documentation within the scope of the Humble Address that requires redaction on the basis of national security or international relations will be provided to the ISC. This will include documents provided to the FCDO by UK Security Vetting.*
For further background in case helpful:
The security vetting information from UK Security Vetting was obtained by officials undertaking the process in order to comply fully with the Humble Address. Once they received this information, the officials that obtained the information, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretary agreed that there should be an exercise to establish the facts and that the information should be made public.
The FCDO is a "make recommendation customer" for UK Security Vetting. This means that the FCDO is the ultimate decision making authority on Developed Vetting cases, based on a non-binding recommendation from UK Security Vetting. #labour #kierstarmer
yeah but as he is the prime minister he should take responsibility for it instead of blaming people in lower government jobs that is why so many labour voters will not be voting for labour ever again + his Rent teenage boys that he has been having sex with it's one thing after another with little kira + cutting disability benefits by bringing in universal credit and the country has never been in worse shape and is still giving away billions of £ free missions Bombs and drone,s. Ukraine and Israel when the USA is selling them NHS staff using food banks and disabled people money being cut? how long until NHS has to pick up the bill when people have not been eating properly 🥺