'Prince of Darkness' returns as Starmer's new US ambassador
Thursday, 19 December 2024 Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.
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Sir Keir Starmer meets with British Steel workers near Scunthorpe shortly after the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill passed the House of Commons unopposed. The prime minister tells the steelworkers: "I felt it was really important today, having been in Parliament this morning, to come straight up here to see you face to face to have that discussion”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says Lord Mandelson was “not right” when the British Ambassador to the US suggested Ukraine should commit to a ceasefire before Russia. The ambassador used an interview with American network ABC to say that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky should give "unequivocal backing" to US President Donald Trump's peace initiative. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lord Mandelson hails Donald Trump as a "very consequential president" as the UK seeks to avoid battles on tariffs with the White House. The newly installed UK ambassador to the US says it is a "very significant moment for our lives, between our two countries and indeed for all the freedom-loving democracies in the world". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer says “taking a chainsaw isn’t my style” as he addresses “stripping away red tape” during a speech at a reception hosted by new UK ambassador Lord Mandelson in Washington DC. The prime minister also jokes about new the “new leader in town”, saying "he's a true one-off, a pioneer in business, in politics. Many people love him. Others love to hate him. But to us, he' s just.... Peter." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Thursday, 19 December 2024
Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.
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