Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcry

A decision to go against the recommendation of the vetting agency was taken by officials in the Foreign Office, spokesperson says.

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

Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcry

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

How did the PM’s chosen US ambassador fail security vetting but still get approved, what exactly did he know, and who is to blame?

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

According to revelations by the Guardian on Thursday, April 16, the former ambassador to the United States, implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein affair, was sent to Washington…

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

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

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

Documents also show PM’s choice for US ambassador was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalised

Keir Starmer faces intense scrutiny from MPs over the Mandelson scandal amid growing calls for his resignation.