Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened

Starmer accused of a ‘cover-up’ over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ PM insists he did not know until this week