"Starmer told MPs that the vetting information had now been handed to the trusted Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), who are expected to assess it before returning it to the government within days for public release."
"Lord Beamish, the chair of the ISC, asked Lords ministers to also release documents relating to the decision-making process within the Foreign Office, which his committee had been told by the Cabinet Office did not exist."
Keir Starmer accused Olly Robbins of obstructing the truth about the Mandelson vetting scandal ahead of Robbins' appearance before MPs. Starmer acknowledged his mistake in appointing Mandelson after learning he failed security vetting. He blamed the Foreign Office for not briefing him or Downing Street on the vetting advice. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is set to assess the vetting information, which includes details of Mandelson's personal and financial dealings. Labour MPs expressed anger over the scandal resurfacing, highlighting a misjudgment in Mandelson's appointment.
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