{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Metro Plus","provider_url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus","title":"Ex-aide backs UK's Starmer over Mandelson appointment - Metro Plus","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FnXZ8emLFJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/28\/ex-aide-backs-uks-starmer-over-mandelson-appointment\/\">Ex-aide backs UK&#8217;s Starmer over Mandelson appointment<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/04\/28\/ex-aide-backs-uks-starmer-over-mandelson-appointment\/embed\/#?secret=FnXZ8emLFJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ex-aide backs UK&#8217;s Starmer over Mandelson appointment&#8221; &#8212; Metro Plus\" data-secret=\"FnXZ8emLFJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer&#8217;s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, said on Tuesday he had been wrong to propose the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador but he had not circumvented the hiring process.McSweeney told parliament he had thought Mandelson, a Labour veteran, would help Britain to get a trade deal with the [&hellip;]"}