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Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

details of Mandelson’s developed vetting process. As the Guardian [revealed last week](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision), United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) decided that Mandelson should be denied clearance but that advice was overruled

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Details of an individuals’s UKSV developed vetting results have never before been publicly disclosed, and some top officials have been arguing that doing so would jeopardise national security. According to [publicly available government documents

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland

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

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

controversies in years, did Starmer really not think to ask if Mandelson's security checks had come back clean? If you're feeling charitable, he, of course, is a pretty busy man. But then