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Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

documents about Mandelson’s vetting by UK Security Vetting (UKSV) and the Foreign Office’s decision to override it. The ultimate decision will rest with the Cabinet Office. But sources said officials were split over

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

vetting failures could partly be blamed for Mandelson’s appointment. Amid an impasse among officials, some in government are said to have argued that precedent should be set aside to disclose the UKSV documents