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Radio 4,20 Apr 2026,30 mins
Sir Keir Starmer says officials made a deliberate decision not to tell him that Lord Mandelson failed a security vetting
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The Prime Minister says officials made a deliberate decision not to tell him that Lord Mandelson had failed a security vetting for the job of ambassador to the US. Also: President Trump says a US delegation will travel to Pakistan for the next round of peace talks with Iran, although it still isn't clear if the Iranians will attend. And the government says it will introduce a legally binding ban on smartphones in schools in England.
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