Over three decades he had been an MP, government minister, privy councillor, peer and Labour grandee.
Yet, officials still determined Lord Mandelson couldn’t be trusted to hold a security clearance that grants access to ‘top secret’ government material.
Shadow National Security Minister Alicia Kearns revealed the process for Developed Vetting is, unsurprisingly given the implications, arduous and intrusive, shining a light into every corner of an applicant’s life and looks at the possible red flags
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