All news on the topic: Security vetting

Peter Mandelson’s connections with senior figures in China, Russia, and Israel were among the concerns highlighted by the UK’s vetting agency when it decided he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

Parts of Keir Starmer’s government believed there was “no need” to obtain full security vetting for Peter Mandelson before making him Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. in late 2024, a former top civil servant alleged Tuesday.

The former head of the Foreign Office who was dismissed last week will be questioned by MPs today regarding the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to resign and a top civil servant was sacked after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.