Sir Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from some Labour MPs amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Peter Mandelson - as he prepares for further questions at PMQs on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, former Foreign Office boss Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked last week, claimed there had been an “atmosphere of pressure” to get Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US over the line.