Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPs

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

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…

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

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Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPs