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?

Ahead of a showdown with MPs, prime minister looks like a man who is not really in control in his own government

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

Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story

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

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

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?

Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successor

The Mandelson vetting row has reignited questions over the PM's future just two weeks before crucial elections in Scotland, Wales and England.

With no end to the Mandelson saga in sight, and Labour on track to suffer major losses at the local elections, can the prime minister survive? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s…