Mandelson vetting issues Starmer ignored went way beyond Epstein

The massive issues Keir Starmer ignored about Peter Mandelson went far beyond the disgraced Mandelson’s fan-boying of serial child-rapist Jeffrey Epstein. New information from “multiple sources” indicates that UK Security Vetting (UKVI) raised concerns about numerous Mandelson relationships.

These included his long-known closeness to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, links to Chinese finance minister Lan Fo’an and to Israeli military intelligence boss Tamir Hayman. All were flagged before Starmer appointed Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US — and ignored just as much Mandelson’s ardour for Epstein. A fourth compromising — and British — figure was also flagged, but has not yet been named publicly.

Israeli funding

UKSV also raised concerns about a million-pound loan provided to Starmer for him to put into an Israeli start-up. And it euphemistically flagged his supposed naivety about other dodgy relationships. Taken together, all of this made Mandelson a “high” security risk and an unfit appointment — surprising absolutely no one who had paid any attention to the disgraced Blairite fixer’s career and connections.

Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador was not the only scandal involving Starmer. Starmer brought in Mandelson shortly after conning his way into the Labour leadership — and had known about Mandelson’s Epstein links well before that. So had the rest of the UK, because they had been a matter of public record since at least 2019.

Mandelson — cover-up

Keir Starmer and his lackeys show every sign of continuing to try to hide the true extent of Starmer’s guilt and cronyism — at best — over Mandelson. The UK’s top security body has warned that Starmer’s underlings — laughably appointed to ensure transparency — are withholding key, damning documents. The regime has already let Mandelson off the hook by not demanding his personal WhatsApp messages and has accepted former top aide Morgan McSweeney’s excuse that his own mobile was mysteriously stolen without back-up records. Three quarters of Brits think the excuse is bollocks.

Starmer still claims he had not been told Mandelson had failed vetting. 99.96% of people think that if you believe that they will sell you a bridge. Of course he knew — and so did all his closest Number 10 lackeys.d continued long after.

As for Mandelson, even if he had not been linked to other questionable characters, his previous record made him obviously unreliable for any public office. And even if his only issue had been Epstein, his closeness to the paedophile Israeli spy linked him to many of the worst people in the world.

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