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The IndependentWednesday, 29 April 2026
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King hails ‘eternal’ relationship – and Nato – in historic speech to Congress
King Charles also expressed support for ‘victims of some of the ills that... exist in both our societies’
The paper frames the parliamentary outcome as a narrow, managed escape for the Prime Minister, emphasising that his survival required a senior aide to publicly absorb the blame for the vetting failure.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a parliamentary vote over whether he misled MPs regarding the appointment of Peter Mandelson. He avoided an official inquiry after his former chief of staff took responsibility for the vetting process failures.
“disgraced peer”
“Critical of political accountability”
PM wins reprieve as aide takes blame for errors on Mandelson
Starmer survives crunch vote and avoids Commons inquiry into whether he misled MPs after former chief of staff admits ‘serious’ mistake in backing disgraced peer for premier diplomatic role
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