British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing intense scrutiny in Parliament regarding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Questions center on Mandelson's political history, involvement with scandals, and his alleged failure of security checks.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try on Monday to get a grip on a crisis that has left power slipping from his grasp. Starmer will face a tough barrage of questions in Parliament when he stands up to explain why Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, became Britain’s ambassador to Washington despite failing security checks — and seemingly without Starmer being told about the concerns. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.