Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

PM faces calls to resign as government says he was ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled disgraced Labour peer’s vetting ‘until this week’

Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failure

The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.

PM says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Mandelson had failed security vetting. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis

Almost all officials working in Foreign Office HQ undergo process before gaining access to top secret material

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fate

PM said he was ‘staggered’ not to have been told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before becoming ambassador to the US

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ Sir Keir insists he did not…

Starmer faces mounting pressure amid calls to resign as over Mandelson's failed security vetting and what the prime minister knew

Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly sets out the reasons why ministers must have known Peter Mandelson had failed his security…

The prime minister says he only learned of security concerns around the ex-US ambassador earlier this week.

A senior minister dodged questions on Peter Mandelson’s security vetting after being shown text messages from The Independent’s political editor David Maddox on Sunday Morning…