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"Staggering" I was not told Lord Mandelson failed vetting
Friday
The government produces a memo showing the PM was first alerted on Tuesday
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Lord Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
Thursday
The PM did not know Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.
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US war on Iran a "mistake", says Reeves
Wednesday
Chancellor Rachel Reeves voiced sweeping criticism of the war at IMF conference
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Government under fire over defence spending
Tuesday
One of the authors of a government defence review accused it of "corrosive complacency"
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US blockade of Iranian ports takes effect
Last Monday
A US blockade of Iranian ports has come into force, as Tehran warns of retaliation
