UK lawmakers back releasing documents on Mandelson’s US ambassador nomination
UK MPs vote to release Peter Mandelson appointment files after Starmer hands security veto to Parliament watchdog
British lawmakers have approved the release of government documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the United States, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer abandoned plans to let the Cabinet Secretary decide what should be withheld on national security or foreign relations grounds.
Under pressure from Labour MPs led by former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, Starmer agreed that the…