Jonathan Freedland on what Keir Starmer said – and didn’t say – to the House of Commons about the Mandelson vetting failure

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

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

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

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

Jonathan Freedland on what Keir Starmer said – and didn’t say – to the House of Commons about the Mandelson vetting failure

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