Judgement day: Starmer’s Mandelson statement ends in jeers

Judgement day: Starmer’s Mandelson statement ends in jeers

Author: The Telegraph April 20, 2026 Duration: 42:43

It’s Keir Starmer’s darkest day in office. In a statement to the Commons this afternoon, the Prime Minister apologised again for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, but stopped short of admitting to misleading the House about the vetting process.


Despite the Prime Minister laying the blame squarely at the door of the Foreign Office, Camilla and Tim say that the whole sorry saga is the final nail in the coffin for Starmer’s premiership, and he must resign.


Elsewhere, Camilla and Tim look ahead to ousted Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins’s appearance before the Select Committee tomorrow, where they expect him to say that he couldn’t act on the results of Mandelson’s vetting as the Government had already announced his appointment.


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  • Camilla and Tim say the Prime Minister must resign after he failed to admit misleading the House
  • They unpack Starmer’s statement about Mandelson’s vetting, a masterclass in buck-passing

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