Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Cabinet Office will reportedly not release a key document regarding Peter Mandelson's vetting, following a warning from the Metropolitan Police that it could jeopardise an ongoing investigation. The document, compiled before Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US, raised concerns about his links to figures in China, Russia, and Israel. Mandelson was sacked last September after it was revealed he maintained a friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein following Epstein's conviction. The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into alleged misconduct in public office earlier this year, after Mandelson was accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein in 2009. Parliament's intelligence watchdog, the ISC, had previously accused the government of withholding documents and criticised the broad application of redactions to material requested by MPs via a humble address. In fullOfficials ‘won’t release key vetting file on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why Cabinet Office may not release key Mandelson vetting document
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Cabinet Office will reportedly not release a key document regarding Peter Mandelson's vetting, following a warning from the Metropolitan Police that it could jeopardise an ongoing investigation. The document, compiled before Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US, raised concerns about his links to figures in China, Russia, and Israel. Mandelson was sacked last September after it was revealed he maintained a friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein following Epstein's conviction. The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into alleged misconduct in public office earlier this year, after Mandelson was accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein in 2009. Parliament's intelligence watchdog, the ISC, had previously accused the government of withholding documents and criticised the broad application of redactions to material requested by MPs via a humble address. In fullOfficials ‘won’t release key vetting file on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
