Starmer under pressure as ministers step up criticism over Mandelson scandal

Cracks appear in cabinet following evidence from sacked head of Foreign Office

Starmer to face MPs for first time since Olly Robbins’ Mandelson evidence – UK politics live

Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has called for Robbins to be reinstated at the Foreign Office after his evidence to MPs Good morning. Keir Starmer faces PMQs today with the Peter Mandelson vetting row still dominating the Westminster agenda and – in the view of most observers familiar with the views of Labour MPs – the wagons of doom circling in, ever closer, on the Starmer premiership. In an ideal world, the fate of prime ministers would be decided by the big issues, not arcane scandal...

By Andrew Sparrow

Allies turn on Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson scandal - The Times

Allies turn on Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson scandal  The Times

Starmer faces rising pressure over US envoy appointment after new testimony

Downing Street on Tuesday rejected claims that it pressured officials to fast-track the process to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the US. Olly Robbins, who was fired last week over the scandal, told MPs that Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a "dismissive attitude" towards the security vetting process.

By FRANCE 24

Watch live: Starmer faces more backlash from MPs over Mandelson vetting scandal at PMQs

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces a grilling in the House of Commons at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (22 April) amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson.

By Holly Patrick

Keir Starmer is all alone

The clamour is growing: he cannot do the job

By Tom McTague

Mandelson vetting fiasco leaves Starmer looking like lame duck

The chances of a leadership challenge against the British prime minister after local elections in May have increased.

Starmer under fire again from MPs, maintains he was never told Mandelson failed vetting

Starmer has said the evidence of a sacked senior civil servant around Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador “puts to bed all the allegations”