The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

As revelations mount and accusations fly, prime minister prepares for MPs’ anger and Olly Robbins’ testimony early next week

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

Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in dark

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

Douglas Alexander says lessons need to be learned but he expects Keir Starmer will continue as PM

Downing Street takes unusual step of releasing document ahead of PM’s Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal

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.

PM says in Commons statement he has ordered inquiry into any security concerns relating to Mandelson’s tenure in US

PM Starmer faced fresh calls to quit last week after it was revealed that Mandelson − whose friendship with late convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was long known − had…

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

PM sets out chronology of Mandelson’s vetting failure – and insists he has not misled MPs

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

PM admits he made mistake in choice of ambassador as he makes high-stakes statement to parliament over scandal

Former U.K. official claims political pressure influenced Mandelson's ambassador appointment despite security concerns, sparking controversy for Prime Minister Starmer.

Permanent secretary Cat Little tells MPs that she sought legal advice before sharing the vetting information with the prime minister