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Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson

UK security vetting recommendations, while rightly protecting detailed sensitive vetting information, to allow ministers to make judgments on appointments or on explaining matters to parliament.” Asked whether it had been a mistake to not follow

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the government agency that did Lord Mandelson's vetting, did not relate to his previous relationship with Epstein, but did not say what they were about. Sir Olly insisted that

How Olly Robbins’ knightly charm glossed over burning questions on Mandelson vetting

Mandelson’s vetting file, which was completed by UK Security Vetting (UKSV) on 28 January 2025, weeks before he was due to take up his post. Thanks to the Cabinet Office’s decision to publish

Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

UK's then former top civil servant investigated Lord Mandelson's sacking last year. The repeated failure to divulge the result of Lord Mandelson's vetting process was "incredible", "staggering" and "astonishing", the prime minister

UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls

UK Parliament on Monday that, while the appointment was a mistake, he would have withdrawn the decision had he known the Foreign Office had overruled security officials’ recommendations not to give the job to Mandelson

What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga

Security Vetting] recommended to the Foreign Office that developed vetting clearance should be denied to Peter Mandelson. The following day … Foreign Office officials made the decision to grant developed vetting clearance.” This is a small

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

vetting officials recommending that he be denied security clearance. That disclosure came about only because of a process started by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader. Earlier this year, she secured a [“humble address”](https://www.theguardian.com

Top Cabinet Office official to give evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson’s vetting – UK politics live

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) document that revealed that the UKSV officials who interviewed Mandelson for his developed vetting (DV) advised that he should not get clearance. At a meeting on Tuesday last week she reported

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

security vetting checks. The prime minister is facing calls to resign over the revelation that vetting officers recommended against Lord Mandelson's being appointed as US ambassador, but that recommendation was overruled by the Foreign

Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live

recommendation from officials and grant vetting approval. The most interesting question is, why? And here it will get difficult for Starmer, because Robbins is likely to argue that he felt under pressure to grant vetting

Chris Mason: PM facing awkward hours ahead as Mandelson questions remain

UK Security Vetting recommendations." They even delve into the explanatory notes of the Act to try to make their case. I suspect the prime minister may also make reference to the [Civil Service Code

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) had advised that Mandelson should be denied clearance. Downing Street has said Starmer did not find out about the vetting failure, which occurred in January 2025, until Tuesday this week. However

Robbins's revelations are a dangerous moment for Starmer

UK Security Vetting (UKSV), then he wouldn't have pressed ahead with the appointment. That's because Sir Olly's implicit claim - contested vigorously now by No 10 - is that the political team in Downing

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

recommendations. BBC News understands the vetting report returned a "no" verdict on whether a security clearance granting access to sensitive government material should be given to Lord Mandelson. He formally took up the ambassador post

Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour still supports him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

UK politics. Despite several calls for his resignation from within his own party, **Keir Starmer** told [the Sunday Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-resignation-iran-interview-6ltnlpxfj) that the “vast majority” of the Labour party are supportive of his leadership

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

UK Security and Vetting (UKSV) officials in January last year. He said the information was passed on to him by Dame Antonia Romeo, the head of the civil service, and Cat Little, the head

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

recommended security clearance was denied. Instead, he received an oral briefing from officials who told him it was “overall … a borderline case” that could be handled through “robust risk management”. He admitted he felt under

Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

UK Security Vetting, confirmed to parliament’s foreign affairs select committee on Tuesday that he had not told anybody in No 10 about the initial decision. Starmer had appointed Mandelson before Robbins took

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) assessment, but that he did not forward that information on to ministers. Starmer claims he was not made aware of the outcome of the vetting process until this week. Robbins

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

UK’s ambassador to Washington. It is highly unusual for Downing Street chiefs of staff to appear before Commons committees even after they have left post, and the session is likely to be an explosive