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UK PM Starmer Faces Calls to Resign
Lord Mandelson is a UK government official. He did not pass security checks.
Mandelson was named as UK ambassador to the United States. UK PM Starmer was not told about the failed checks before the appointment.
Starmer called not being told unforgivable. Some politicians are calling for Starmer to resign. A government official said the PM did not lose control of the situation.
Klear Note — UK ambassadors need security clearance to work with classified information. Not telling the PM about failed checks is a serious breach of government procedure.
Key Terms 3
- Lord Mandelson
- A senior UK government official appointed as US ambassador
- security checks
- Tests to make sure a person is safe for an important job
- resign
- To quit a job, especially in government