Some documents relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US are being "withheld" from MPs, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has said. Lord Beamish, chair of the committee tasked with reviewing the documents, said Lord Mandelson's vetting file was one example of a document that had been kept back. He said the government may have good reasons to withhold some material but did not have the authority to do so and ministers should seek MPs' approval to retain certain pieces of information.
President Trump's multibillion dollar lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of one of his speeches has been set for a year's time. In a blow to the corporation, the Florida judge has also rejected the BBC's attempt to put off disclosing internal documents relating to the episode of Panorama that contained the spliced version of Trump's 2021 address. Trump made the speech in Washington before supporters stormed the US Capitol.
