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process, which concluded with officials recommending Mandelson not be given security clearance. Ministers said they were not able to reveal when the police decided the vetting summary was relevant to their investigation. The document
details of some of the concerns flagged by the vetting agency comes after a powerful parliamentary committee said the [government was failing to fully comply](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/peter-mandelson-vetting-file-withheld-isc) with a parliamentary motion known
Mandelson had failed vetting, arguing that there was a difference between being involved in the decision and being informed about it. It published an explanatory document that said: “No law stops civil servants sensibly flagging
security vetting. Giving his version of events to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Sir Olly said he had not seen UKSV documents but had, in an oral briefing, been told that Lord Mandelson
security team requested “access to a number of documents relating to the vetting file”, which were sent the same day by UKSV. Little did not reveal why the request was made, but you can perhaps
security services... gave him clearance for the role"? Which leads to the next question... Given journalists were asking about Lord Mandelson failing vetting, should No 10 have been more curious? No 10 said there
Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) as Washington ambassador from a powerful parliamentary committee. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told the Commons on Tuesday there were good reasons not to disclose certain information
security, Ian Collard, to be briefed on UKSV’s findings. Robbins, by his own admission, did not see the vetting file, which he described as sitting in a “hermetically sealed box”, and relied entirely
details of Mandelson’s personal life, and financial and business dealings – which the prime minister is also believed to have now seen – as well as the recommendation that Mandelson had failed vetting
detail ahead of [giving evidence to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee next week](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjl1pmv55o). McSweeney is likely to be asked by the committee about whether he put pressure on civil servants
security clearance, to the sound of jeers from opposition lawmakers. “It doesn’t appear that he asked any questions at all. Why? Because he didn’t want to know,” Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said
Security Vetting. People familiar with the process told The Associated Press that is standard practice because of the sensitive personal information involved, including “financial, personal, sexual, religious and other types of background information”. Opposition Conservative
detail of vetting, so I would remember if this had ever been raised with me.” Robbins received the vetting outcome after Starmer had already announced Mandelson’s appointment and, despite a separate due diligence process
security officials”, the newspaper said. Starmer has apologised for the appointment but insisted due process was followed, accusing Mandelson of creating a “litany of deceit” about his Epstein ties and promising to release documents
process," he said, adding: "The prime example is a vetting file held by UK Security Vetting (UKSV)." Last month, it was revealed that UKSV had recommended against clearing Lord Mandelson
process at the time, but conceded there were some "time pressures" on the Foreign Office to confirm him ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. On the departure of Sir Olly, Lammy
Security Vetting (UKSV), which vetted him for the role. Downing Street has said neither the prime minister nor any other government minister was aware of this at the time. We had already seen a blank
details of it. "It seems strange that a Labour prime minister comes to Scotland during an election campaign and doesn't appear to be campaigning with the Labour Party. "It's almost
detail his recollection of this meeting and whether it lines up with Robbins’s evidence in a letter to the Foreign Office with questions to be answered by 5pm on Monday. She also asked
Mandelson was sacked as ambassador last year after the emergence of new revelations about the extent of his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In February, MPs voted to force the government