BBC Verify looks into some of the statements the prime minister made about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US. Source link

The Foreign Affairs Committee says Ian Collard will only be giving evidence in writing. Source link

The prime minister's former chief of staff will face questions about his role in the appointment of Lord Mandelson. Source link

The process is carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), a specialist agency within the Cabinet Office, and applies to thousands of relatively junior officials working in government ...

It's emerged that Lord Mandelson did not pass inital security vetting checks ahead of taking up the role of ambassador to the United States. Source link

It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post. Source link

The scandal surrounding Peter Mandelson and his association with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has prompted questions about the process that led to Mandelson becoming the UK's US ...

PA MediaMet Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said policing was in a "hopeless situation"Policing has been left in a "hopeless position", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said, after the High ...