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Sacked civil servant to speak out in Mandelson vetting row

Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting.

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

Starmer addresses the Mandelson vetting saga – podcast

Jonathan Freedland on what Keir Starmer said – and didn’t say – to the House of Commons about the Mandelson vetting failure “I think the whole Mandelson story, in a way, is an example of how much the Trump presidency has sort of wobbled and shaken the Starmer premiership,” Jonathan Freedland tells Helen Pidd. “And may in the end be responsible for the decision which ultimately costs this prime minister his job.” On Monday, Keir Starmer addressed the Commons on revelations in the Guardian that Pe

Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push

The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.

Electricity generators threatened with higher windfall taxes in bid to ensure stable prices

Move marks government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costs Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 Electricity generators will face higher windfall taxes unless they sign up to long-term fixed-price contracts under government plans to protect bill payers from future gas market price shocks, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices. The Treasury will increase a windfall tax on excess profits made by electr

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-vetting-commons-iran-war-olly-robbins-12593360'>'I did not mislead Commons' over Mandelson vetting, says PM</a>

Starmer given warning ahead of another bruising day over Mandelson scandal

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he has some "real bridge-building" to do with the civil service, as a former top official prepares to respond to the prime minister's stinging criticism over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Judgment day for Starmer? – podcast

Keir Starmer has updated the House of Commons on what he knew, and when, in regard to Peter Mandelson’s vetting for the post of UK ambassador to the US. Was what the PM said enough to convince his party and the public that he should not resign? Continue reading...

Peter Mandelson: a timeline of his appointment as UK ambassador to the US

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson In a pivotal Commons statement to MPs on Monday, Keir Starmer laid out the most detailed timeline of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK ambassador to the US, the vetting process which ended with the Foreign Office overruling the UK Security Vetting (UKSV) and what he said were chances to tell him that civil servants had failed to take. Continue reading...

Starmer 'close to tears' as he faces MPs over Peter Mandelson scandal

The Prime Minister's voice cracked and his eyes reddened while facing scrutiny over Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Starmer 'close to tears' in Commons as 'true feelings' laid bare by body language expert

The Prime Minister's voice cracked and his eyes reddened while facing scrutiny over Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Labour urged to 'send powerful message' to Iran by taking urgent decision

Security chiefs believe the move radically changed how Moscow's intelligence officers operate in the UK.