Cabinet minister Liz Kendall says Sir Keir Starmer would have cancelled Peter Mandelson's appointment had he known Mandelson had failed vetting. "The one thing I know about Keir Starmer is that if even at the last minute, the day before the president's inauguration, he had been told that [Mandelson] had not been passed the UK security vetting, he wouldn't have appointed him," she added. Starmer publicly announced Mandelson's appointment in December 2024, before vetting had been done. #skynews #uknews #politics #mandelson #keirstarmer Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-wes-streeting-doctors-strike-labour-keir-starmer-iran-war-12593360 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales