Ministers have been accused of hiding key information on Peter Mandelson as it emerged that a crucial file on his vetting will not be published.
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 after Scotland Yard advised that doing so could jeopardise any future prosecution.
The nine-page document compiled by the UK Security Vetting (UKSV) agency was set to be included in the second tranche of Mandelson files expected to be released as early as this week.
Last month it emerged that the vetting agency, part
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