David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, allegedly warned Sir Keir Starmer against appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the US.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, friends of Lammy claimed he was against handing Mandelson the job.
A spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister said: “The Deputy Prime Minister is focused on the job in hand and fully supports the Prime Minister as he gets on with delivering for the British people.”
This comes as a review has been launched into a taxpayer-funded payout given to Mandelson when he was sacked as ambassadors.
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David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, allegedly warned Sir Keir Starmer against appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the US.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, friends of Lammy claimed he was against handing Mandelson the job.
A spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister said: “The Deputy Prime Minister is focused on the job in hand and fully supports the Prime Minister as he gets on with delivering for the British people.”
This comes as a review has been launched into a taxpayer-funded payout given to Mandelson when he was sacked as ambassadors.
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