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appointment. Under the terms of that motion, the most sensitive documents, such as Mandelson’s UKSV file, were to be handed to parliament
Mandelson’s appointment”. The language in the motion, called [a humble address](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/peter-mandelson-disclosures-what-is-humble-address-parliament), made an exception for papers “prejudicial to UK national security or international relations”, which it said should be provided
Mandelson’s appointment. The wording of the motion referenced documents “including but not confined” to various branches of government, including UK Security Vetting (UKSV). The motion made an exception for papers prejudicial to national security
parliament passed a motion known as a humble address requiring the government to publicly release all papers relevant to Mandelson’s appointment. The government has repeatedly said it will comply with the motion, which ordered
documents about the Mandelson-Epstein affair from Parliament." He accused the government of trying "to pull the wool over the public and Parliament's eyes". Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "This thing reeks
parliament documents that would reveal that Mandelson was not given vetting approval from security officials.  Starmer (right) and Mandelson during a welcome reception in Washington
parliament, the accusation now being thrown at Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran
appointment as “weirdly rushed”. “We also know that this latest information about the problems with the security vetting did not come from the humble address [the mechanism used by her party to force the release
parliament’s privileges committee. Senior Labour figures including Gordon Brown and former cabinet ministers Alan Johnson and David Blunkett called for restraint from backbenchers, dismissing the vote as a political stunt designed to destabilise
appointment as ambassador to the US. The motion made an exemption for documents “prejudicial to UK national security or international relations”, which would be given to the Intelligence and Security Committee, a trusted nine-person
documents had been revealed after the Conservatives tabled a motion which demanded the publication of all paperwork relating to the vetting process. The prime minister's head of press, Tim Allan, was contacted
Mandelson are spurious; they relate to contest intepretations of political language of the kind that are commonplace in parliamentary debate. But the fact that this has even become a live consideration for the speaker
motion made an exception for papers prejudicial to national security or international relations, which it said should be released to the intelligence and security committee (ISC). ![Antonia Romeo and Keir Starmer sat at the table