Reacting to Government Ministers’ denial of any knowledge of Peter Mandelson’s failed vetting, Green Party MP Siân Berry said:

“The Prime Minister’s denials simply do not ring true, and the outrageous moral failings of this entire appointment mean he must resign.

“Keir Starmer told us he would be the Prime Minister who restored trust in politics, not the one to leave ministerial ethics in tatters. It grows ever clearer that he has misled Parliament on the question of vetting, and possibly also the King, whose sign-off is required for ambassadorial appointments.

“It is also very clear in Yvette Cooper’s letter to the foreign affairs select committee that she knew the vetting had failed. No more buck passing and scapegoating. If the Prime Minister has any integrity at all, he must go.”

Reacting to Government Ministers’ denial of any knowledge of Peter Mandelson’s failed vetting, Green Party MP Siân Berry said:

“The Prime Minister’s denials simply do not ring true, and the outrageous moral failings of this entire appointment mean he must resign.

“Keir Starmer told us he would be the Prime Minister who restored trust in politics, not the one to leave ministerial ethics in tatters. It grows ever clearer that he has misled Parliament on the question of vetting, and possibly also the King, whose sign-off is required for ambassadorial appointments.

“It is also very clear in Yvette Cooper’s letter to the foreign affairs select committee that she knew the vetting had failed. No more buck passing and scapegoating. If the Prime Minister has any integrity at all, he must go.”