Top civil servant reveals more details of vetting process and lack of paper trail for approval of appointment

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

Details on what issues were flagged during the vetting process remain unclear

Permanent secretary Cat Little tells MPs that she sought legal advice before sharing the vetting information with the prime minister

Top civil servant reveals more details of vetting process and lack of paper trail for approval of appointment

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office top civil servant disputes that her department suggested vetting might not be needed

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary’s 100 minutes before the foreign affairs committee will be required viewing

Cat Little, the most senior official in the Cabinet Office, said details of the disgraced peer’s vetting were requested by the Foreign Office seven months ago