MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to lawmakers Monday for appointing Peter Mandelson ambassador to the United States, admitting his decision was “wrong” while forcefully blaming civil servants for withholding key security concerns in a heated Commons showdown.
Starmer insisted he would not have appointed Mandelson had he known security officials recommended denying him clearance.
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