Reposted by Chris Shaw
When Boris Johnson overrode security service advice in order to give Evgeny Lebedev a peerage, Keir Starmer (rightly) demanded a full investigation.
Now we learn Starmer did exactly the same thing with Peter Mandelson.
news.sky.com/story/no-10-...
news.sky.com
No 10 appointed Mandelson despite security concerns, Sky News understands
Number 10 say developed vetting was done by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the normal way.