David Vance

No10 are discussing the sacking of Wes Streeting after its now come to light he was in a relationship with Peter Mandelson

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer says he is "absolutely furious" at not being told Peter Mandelson failed security vetting

🚨 NEW: The Independent's Political Editor, David Maddox, has published messages showing No 10 was told last September that Peter Mandelson may have failed security vetting

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is flying to Paris this morning to co-host a virtual meeting of the "Strait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative"

🚨 NEW: Yvette Cooper was reportedly unaware that Peter Mandelson failed vetting until the story broke at 3pm yesterday It means that despite Keir Starmer ordering an investigation into what the Foreign Office knew on Tuesday night, Cooper - in charge of it - was not told

Keir Starmer has now sacked everyone involved in Mandelson’s appointment - Chris Wormald, Morgan McSweeney, Olly Robbins. But Starmer was ultimately the one who approved it. He’s got no one left to sack. It’s time for him to take responsibility. He should go.