A senior civil servant is set to be questioned about Lord Peter Mandelson’s vetting process, as Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting criticism from within in his own party over the scandal.
After Sir Olly Robbins appeared before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Tuesday to give damning evidence about the role Downing Street played in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, it will be the turn of Cat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, to appear before the same group of MPs on Thursday morning.
