Starmer faces Mandelson vetting scandal

Downing Street has taken the unusual step of releasing a briefing paper ahead of the Prime Minister's address to the House of Commons regarding the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to claim he was not informed of Mandelson's vetting failure, which he has described as an 'unforgivable' oversight by officials.

Opposition leaders, including the SNP's Stephen Flynn, have called for the Prime Minister's resignation, citing a leadership vacuum and poor judgment.

The controversy centers on Mandelson's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein and the decision to overrule Foreign Office security standards.