'My mistake': Starmer FINALLY apologises over Peter Mandelson appointment

Keir Starmer finally offered a grovelling mea culpa on the Mandelson debacle today as he fights to contain Labour fury.The PM admitted it was 'me that made the mistake' after shamelessly leaving junior ministers to field a backlash in the Commons yesterday.On a visit to Belfast , Sir Keir added that meant he was the one who had to 'make the apology to the victims of Epstein'.The comments came after papers showed government vetting highlighted Mandelson's 'close' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein before he was made US ambassador.The top mandarin at the Foreign Office and national security adviser Jonathan Powell also expressed misgivings during the process.