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

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…

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

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

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

Political editor David Maddox looks back on The Independent’s exclusive in September last year and how he informed Downing Street of Mandelson’s vetting failure seven months…

Kemi Badenoch asked why Sir Keir claimed to have only learnt about Lord Mandelson failing vetting last week, when The Independent raised concerns with Downing Street in September

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