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

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

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

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?

Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian

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

Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns

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

Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson ‘a borderline case’

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 told Commons committee there was pressure from No 10 to approve appointment of Mandelson

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

PM takes questions from MPs a day after sacked Foreign Office chief’s evidence on Peter Mandelson’s security vetting

The civil servant says he was pressured by No 10 to get Mandelson’s vetting done; the PM says he wasn’t informed. Who emerges most damaged?

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

If Olly Robbins stood firm Labour could have avoided this disastrous episode of bad political judgment, says Richard Dearlove, former head of the British Secret Intelligence…