PM finds fall guy to save his skin: Rattled Starmer throws mandarin under the bus over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Prime Minister is shifting blame to Keir Starmer, accusing him of mishandling security checks in the Mandelson vetting scandal. Starmer is portrayed as being rattled by the situation, with a senior civil servant (referred to as a 'mandarin') being scapegoated for the controversy.