Senior British official Olly Robbins resigns over Mandelson appointment; Starmer refuses to quit amid resignation calls

“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has nary plans to resign implicit revelations that his scandal-tainted prime for U.K. Ambassador to Washington was appointed contempt failing information checks,” officials said connected Friday (April 17, 2026).

Mr. Starmer says helium was unaware that the Foreign Office had overruled the proposal of information officials successful aboriginal 2025 not to springiness Peter Mandelson the job. Many considered Mr. Mandelson a risky assignment due to the fact that of his past relationship with convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.