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23 resultsfor “Intelligence and Security Committee role”

Politics

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

intelligence and security committee (ISC). The committee has been entrusted by parliament with the role

The Guardian WorldApr 16
Politics

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

Intelligence and Security Committee of cross-party MPs, which is trying to balance allowing as much information as possible into the public domain without compromising national security. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has demanded the papers

BBC NewsApr 19
Politics

Democrats demand FBI director, Kash Patel, take alcohol abuse test

role. The letter cited a pattern of alleged conduct that Democrats argued had directly compromised national security, claiming Patel’s alleged unavailability had led to delays in terror-related decisions – including the issuance of Foreign

The Guardian WorldApr 22
Politics

Bondi royal commission: report calls for better policing of Jewish festivals after ‘high’ terror risk flagged for Hanukah event

role being undertaken on a full-time basis.” Bell’s report also recommended that ministers should be better prepared to respond to unfolding terrorism crises. “The Australian Government should consider whether National Security Committee ministers

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Politics

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

role despite failing a vetting process that even relatively junior civil servants have to pass. “That’s a hugely consequential decision, apparently taken without ministers being informed.” A second strand of the story raises even

The Guardian WorldApr 20
Politics

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

intelligence and security committee could amount to a breach of a parliamentary motion to release “all papers relating to Mandelson’s appointment”. The revelation that the now former ambassador was not granted clearance

The Guardian WorldApr 16
Politics

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which this week is going through hundreds more files relating to Mandelson’s time in Washington, has now been handed some vetting information including a short summary document with details

The Guardian WorldApr 21
Politics

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

roles, but nothing came of this,” he said. Cat Little, the permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office who has been at the heart of the row between the Foreign Office and her department

The Guardian WorldApr 22
Politics

Chris Mason: PM facing awkward hours ahead as Mandelson questions remain

Committee will be as fascinating as his testimony. It will also be worth cross-checking what we hear from the prime minister on Monday afternoon with what has already been published about the appointment

BBC NewsApr 20
Politics

Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law on China spies in UK: ‘We’re not surprised’

security’ means like you disagree with the government,” he said. “And that extends to the role of HKETO; it is also used to punish people who disagree with the government. Having a new function, which

The Guardian WorldMay 8
Politics

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants

role as ambassador to Washington. Olly Robbins was forced out of his job as permanent secretary of the Foreign Office on Thursday after it was revealed his department granted Mandelson developed vetting clearance against

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

committee, sent a letter to the new foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper. Thornberry asked what security concerns were raised during the vetting process and what the response of the FCDO had been. Were any conditions imposed

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting

Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), who are expected to assess it before returning it to the government within days for public release. The Guardian understands this includes a short summary document including details of Mandelson

The Guardian WorldApr 20
Politics

What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?

intelligence officials who have spent years pushing the US towards confrontation with Iran. Now, a former senior official from FDD Action, the organisation’s lobbying arm, has [joined Trump’s Iran negotiating team](https://www.cbsnews.com

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

King Charles praises Nato and urges defence of Ukraine in key speech during Trump visit

role in global alliances. “The visit of [King Charles III](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-charles) should serve as a reminder to the president of the United States and to every elected official in this country, friends

The Guardian WorldApr 28
Politics

Pressure on Starmer amid Mandelson revelations as Foreign Office official forced out – UK politics live

role in the Cabinet Office, immediately last night, I suspended the rights for these organisations to make these judgments. > > I’ve asked for an urgent review about what decisions these organisations have taken

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

intelligence operatives on the ground. Additionally, about 20 US nuclear weapons are stationed in Germany – a presence some critics want removed, while others consider it a cornerstone of NATO deterrence. Lea Reisner, a Left Party

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live

committee](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/pete-hegseth-iran-war-hearing) that the ceasefire agreement reached with Iran more than three weeks ago **“means the 60-day clock pauses, or stops”**. Hegseths’s comments reflect what a senior Trump administration official [told

The Guardian WorldMay 1
Politics

No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment

role of ambassador in Washington, appeared before the foreign affairs select committee, as many a civil servant embroiled in a crisis has in the past. How was it that Mandelson took up the job, given

The Guardian WorldApr 24
Conflicts

Security or justice? Syria faces post-Assad reckoning after string of arrests

Committee, which documented the atrocities in the Damascus neighbourhood. To al-Homsi and people all over the country, Youssef’s arrest was a milestone in Syria’s long road to achieving justice for the Assad

The Guardian WorldMay 4
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