Mandelson crisis shows Starmer is ‘either a fool or a knave’, says former chancellor

<p>Former chancellor <a href="/topic/nadhim-zahawi">Nadhim Zahawi</a> has said there is “no way questions wouldn’t have been raised” when <a href="/topic/the-independent"></a><a href="/topic/the-independent"><em>The Independent</em></a><em>’s</em> political editor David Maddox asked for details about <a href="/topic/peter-mandelson">Peter Mandelson</a>’s security vetting.</p>