MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to resign Friday despite mounting calls from opposition parties, as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant stepped down over a deepening scandal involving the security vetting of former ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson.
Speaking from a summit in France, Starmer said he was “absolutely furious” after learning the Jeffrey Epstein-linked Mandelson had failed a rigorous background check before being appointed ambassador.
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