# @gbnewsonline on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=oFGbjlWUB_0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64648949-gbnewsonline-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-28T08:45:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** GBNews (@gbnewsonline) — https://gondola.cc/gbnewsonline

## Caption

Keir Starmer "was aware" of the risks surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.S. Ambassador.

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Philip Barton told the Foreign Affairs Committee: "The Prime Minister had been made aware of the risks and had accepted those risks and decided to proceed."

#KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #ukpolitics #GBNews 

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## Tags

ukpolitics, petermandelson, gbnews, keirstarmer

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