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

Editorial: The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed

The Cabinet Office will not release a key document linking to Peter Mandelson's vetting following police warnings that it could derail the ongoing investigation into the disgraced…

The summary document, compiled before Lord Mandelson was appointed as the UK ambassador to the US, is no longer expected to be released by officials

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Exclusive: Papers to be published on Monday cast doubt on assurances provided by senior Whitehall officials

The Cabinet Office will no longer release a summary document on the peer's security vetting ahead of his appointment as Britain's ambassador to the US.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThousands of documents related to Lord Peter…

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Thousands of documents and messages related to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US have been released by the Government

Among the more than 1,000 pages of documents was a note from Peter Mandelson telling then UK foreign secretary that the government would “never regret” giving him the job.

LONDON (AP) — Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as U.K. ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on…

From vetting summary to declaration of interest, here are the five key papers withheld from latest disclosures

Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as UK ambassador to the United States, according to the documents

Although the Cabinet Office published more than 1,500 pages of emails and texts relating to the disgraced peer's time as US ambassador yesterday, many believe they still did not…

Mandelson was advised by Foreign Office officials to provide 'artificial' information about potentially compromising contacts in order to pass security checks.