Vincent MacMaster

The Mandelson scandal continues to metastasise throughout Whitehall. We now know, from reporting in the Guardian and largely confirmed by Downing Street, that Peter Mandelson was initially refused Developed Vetting security clearance before taking up the post of British ambassador in Washington. This seems to flatly contradict previous statements made by the Prime Minister, Keir

In a display of candour that was as refreshing as it was deeply alarming, the Prime Minister stood at the despatch box yesterday and confirmed what many had whispered but few expected him to breathe: he knew. He knew that Peter Mandelson had maintained his personal friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein well after the