Trump weighs in on Mandelson scandal and says Starmer’s appointment of ambassador to US was ‘a really bad pick’
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April 21, 2026
DONALD Trump has blasted Keir Starmer for appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador, calling the disgraced former diplomat "a really bad pick". He said the PM had made the "wrong judgement" on Mandelson. It comes after Starmer yesterday accused Foreign Office officials of a “deliberate” cover-up over the Mandelson vetting scandal.
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