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Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished

Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detail

The Guardian - UK

Full timeline of Mandelson ambassador appointment scandal as latest files released

The Independent UK

Chaos over Trump’s red box ‘like something out of The Thick Of It’ – Mandelson

Efforts in Whitehall to arrange a bespoke case sought after by the US president were branded ‘incompetence’ by Lord Mandelson.

Evening Standard

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How I ended up in the Mandelson files

Political editor David Maddox discusses being named in exchanges involving Peter Mandelson and how The Independent’s stories have embarrassed the government

The Independent UK

Mandelson file release ‘unprecedented’ display of transparency, minister says

Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment and work as ambassador to the US will be released.

Evening Standard

Second tranche of Mandelson papers expected to be published

MPs voted in February to demand ministers publish a wide range of documents relating to the peer’s appointment as ambassador to the US.

Evening Standard

Embarrassing WhatsApps, but no vetting report: what will be in the new release of Mandelson files?

Cabinet Office is expected to publish more than 1,000 pages related to former US ambassador’s appointment to role

The Guardian - UK

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Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concerns over US appointment

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

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson: the government must come clean on vetting

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 Guardian - UK

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief

Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: With more revelations about Peter Mandelson, can Keir Starmer continue to brazen this out?

In today’s newsletter: Mandelson’s links to more powerful figures have raised profound questions about the government’s vetting process and the release of key documents to parliament

The Guardian - UK

Key questions over Mandelson vetting: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?

Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?

The Guardian - UK

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

Exclusive: Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearance

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

The foreign affairs select committee meets this week to discuss next steps and there are concerns any conclusions reached at this stage may be premature

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

MPs will decide whether Corin Robertson will face questions over decision to award security clearance against advice

The Guardian - UK

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of files

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports

The Independent UK

We’re former No 10 insiders – ask us anything about Labour’s future, Reform, the Greens, and what’s next for Keir Starmer

ASK ME ANYTHING: In The Room hosts and former Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson answer your questions on local elections, Keir Starmer’s future, the Mandelson files, civil service drama, and whether Nigel Farage could really be our next prime minister

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The Guardian - UK

Digested week: King bites tongue as president indulges his own fantasies

While Charles and Camilla were on a three-line whip, MPs watched the excruciating discomfort of civil servants

The Independent UK

One more time, Mr McSweeney comes to Sir Keir Starmer’s aid

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the evidence given by the former Downing Street chief of staff makes clear, the way the prime minister has treated parliament throughout the Mandelson saga is one of the few things that has gone right with it. Sir Keir has no case to answer

Euronews

UK PM Starmer avoids parliamentary probe over Mandelson appointment as US envoy

Starmer denies allegations that his office applied pressure on the foreign ministry to approve Mandelson's appointment as Britain's ambassador in Washington despite having failed security vetting.

The Guardian - UK

Drop the ‘toxic hot potato’: what Barton and McSweeney really revealed about the Mandelson scandal

Testimony from former senior officials that pressure from No 10 did not sway appointment decision strains credulity

The Guardian - UK

America has special relationship with Israel now, UK’s new US ambassador says

Diplomat described Keir Starmer as being ‘on the ropes’ over Peter Mandelson scandal in private meeting with students

The Guardian - UK

Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion

Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural process, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

What did Morgan McSweeney and Philip Barton tell MPs about Mandelson’s vetting?

Key takeaways from appearance at select committee of PM’s former chief of staff and former Foreign Office chief

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