Keir Starmer faces Mandelson vetting scandal

A political firestorm has engulfed 10 Downing Street as opposition MPs call for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation over the Peter Mandelson vetting saga.

Starmer Squarely blamed former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins for failing to communicate that security agencies had recommended against Mandelson's clearance.

The scandal has raised fundamental questions about government transparency and the Prime Minister's judgment in selecting a controversial figure with known links to a convicted sex offender.

An emergency debate has been scheduled as the civil service prepares to provide its own account of the communication failure.