Starmer made ‘terrible security error’ with Mandelson, warns ex-MI6 field officer

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1. Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s Ambassador to the United States was a “terrible security error”, according to intelligence sources.

   A senior diplomatic posting, such as the UK’s ambassador to the US, would require the highest level of security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV).

   Matthew Dunn, a former MI6 officer, told *The i Paper* that the process would have rigorously investigated any links or red flags with help from UK and US intelligence and law enforcement.

   “Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s Ambassador to the United States would have required him to have the very highest level security clearance, namely Developed Vetting,” Dunn said. “This clearance is all-encompassing and crucially incorporates a brutally rigorous assessment of character.”

   The key purpose behind vetting of ambassadors before they take up key diplomatic posts abroad is to identify any vulnerabilities, including connections, that may expose individuals to potential blackmail.

   Dunn told *The i Paper* that the process looks for any “habits, outlooks, or the potential for lapses of judgement” that could make the individual “prone to blackmail” by hostile actors.

   He said: “Mandelson’s current and historical actions would have been scrutinised by the likes of MI5 and various other UK security agencies, alongside American intelligence agencies because their country was hosting him.

   “MI5, and its very close ally the FBI, would have disclosed to the U.K. Premier what it knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

   “Therefore, his appointment as ambassador was a terrible security error by Keir Starmer.”

2. Starmer made terrible decision. Shocker

3. Am sure Mandelson and the Orange clown have plenty of anecdotal stories they laugh about in private.

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