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

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

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

PM to give Commons statement on Monday, a day before sacked civil servant Olly Robbins tells his side of the story

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

PM to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’

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

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

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

What questions will sacked head of the Foreign Office be asked, and what might they mean for the PM’s future?

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

Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects

Oliver Robbins acusa al primer ministro de querer colocar en otra embajada a su exdirector de Comunicaciones

The Foreign Office chief sacked over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal has finally given his side of the story in an explosive appearance before MPs. Lucy Hough speaks…

Editorial: Olly Robbins exposed a deeper failure: when the prime minister’s decision came first, security vetting was left to catch up after the fact

Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting

Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’

Former Foreign Office top official’s evidence raises stark issues with ‘the system’ he was seeking to defend