{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Politics.co.uk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk","author_name":"Josh Self","author_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/author\/joshself\/","title":"Senior minister: Starmer did not mislead parliament over Mandelson scandal - Politics.co.uk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4BD2DMQcO0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/senior-minister-starmer-did-not-mislead-parliament-over-mandelson-scandal\/\">Senior minister: Starmer did not mislead parliament over Mandelson scandal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/senior-minister-starmer-did-not-mislead-parliament-over-mandelson-scandal\/embed\/#?secret=4BD2DMQcO0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Senior minister: Starmer did not mislead parliament over Mandelson scandal&#8221; &#8212; Politics.co.uk\" data-secret=\"4BD2DMQcO0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54354501680_10f5b2861e_o.jpg","thumbnail_width":1143,"thumbnail_height":762,"description":"Keir Starmer did not mislead parliament when asked about the vetting of former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, a senior minister has stated.\u00a0 Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, rejected suggestions that Starmer should resign over the scandal, telling Sky News that Mandelson\u2019s vetting debacle amounted to a \u201cfailing... Read more &raquo;"}