Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

This week we have seen the sorry spectacle of politicians and civil servants squirming over matters of national security – that’s a failure of their most sacred duty, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Lord Matthew Doyle has said he had no knowledge of discussions to make him a diplomatic role

‘Refugees welcome’ chanted by hecklers as home secretary says she refuses to be ‘put in a box’

The former top official at the Foreign Office was sacked last week over failings around Peter Mandelson’s vetting

The Metropolitan Police said that a 40-year-old man was arrested in Coventry on Thursday on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act

Gomez has been banned from entering the UK to speak at a Tommy Robinson rally next month

The sacked Foreign Office chief gave evidence to MPs over the Mandelson scandal – and exposed the rotten core of Keir Starmer’s government, says political editor David Maddox

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is designed to ‘create a smoke-free generation’

Analysis: ‘Smoking gun’ claims after this publication told Downing Street that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting last year