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UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting

Mandelson as ambassador after documents released by a US Congressional committee revealed new details about

Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting

release. The Guardian understands this includes a short summary document including details of Mandelson’s personal

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

Mandelson taking up the post in February, 2025. He was sacked just seven months later, after documents released by a US Congressional committee revealed new details

Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished

released documents reveal. Declassified emails show the ambassador designate and Richard Moore, the former chief of MI6 – a role known as “C” – had agreed to meet in early January 2025 before Mandelson went to Washington

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Mandelson had failed the developed vetting process is likely to put pressure on the government to release the documents to the public in full. Details

Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

details of UKSV’s concerns about Mandelson was taken after carefully weighing the public interest case for doing so. In February, parliament passed the humble address ordering the government to release all papers relating

UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls

Mandelson taking up the post in February 2025. The Labour Party grandee was sacked just seven months later, after documents released by a United States Congressional committee revealed new details

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

release documents relating to Mandelson’s vetting through the [humble address process](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/peter-mandelson-disclosures-what-is-humble-address-parliament). Starmer has come under intense pressure over the Mandelson scandal, with criticism even from within his own cabinet. Ed Miliband

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

released by the end of the week. In November, the then head of the civil service, Sir Chris Wormald, said [Lord Mandelson was not formally interviewed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglg63n63wdo) for the role of US ambassador

Five questions left unanswered by the Mandelson files

document release totalled more than 1,500 pages. But some questions about the appointment remain unanswered. The files contain more than 160 pages of messages and WhatsApps between Lord Mandelson and government ministers and officials

Mandelson files: What you need to know

released in March](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd70lgywgqqo). The documents are still being digested across Westminster. Here is a summary of the key points to have emerged so far. The document dump contains hundreds of internal emails

Senior minister defends decision to withhold some Mandelson files

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

Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs about the Mandelson saga

Mandelson documents released under the humble address came out last month, it was notable that boxes on a form where Starmer was supposed to put any comments about the appointment were blank. On Thursday, Little

MPs raise doubts over missing Mandelson vetting documents

release of papers about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to Washington. Despite the volume of information published on Monday, crucial documents were withheld at the request of the [Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police)

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

Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament

release the document occurred over almost three weeks. Others who were party to the discussions included Antonia Romeo, the cabinet secretary, and Cat Little, the top civil servant in the Cabinet Office. Starmer was initially

Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson

released last month by the Cabinet Office as part of the disclosures over the US ambassadorial appointment also show Mandelson was offered a “higher tiers” briefing before his vetting was finalised. The Guardian [revealed last

Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations

detailed in the Epstein files. The force said the claims were historic, dating to the 1980s and 1990s, with one in Surrey and allegations concerning [Berkshire](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/berkshire) understood to relate to the Windsor

Second batch of Mandelson files won't be published this month

released after Parliament's upcoming recess to give MPs "sufficient time to review the material". Jones gave the update in the House of Commons after the committee of MPs reviewing the documents said some files