A crunch week for Sir Keir Starmer will see him update the House of Commons on Monday on the latest revelations about Lord Mandelson’s appointment.
No 10 on Friday night released a readout of a meeting between the Prime Minister and senior civil servants that appeared to corroborate that Sir Keir only found out on Tuesday that Lord Mandelson was cleared for his role as Britain’s representative in Washington against the advice of security officials.