Security Clearance
Coverage of Security Clearance in the Nexus archive.
- MPs raise doubts over missing Mandelson vetting documents
MPs have raised concerns over missing documents in a 1,500-page release regarding Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington. The Metropolitan police requested the withholding of files, including one summarizing a vetting process that recommended against granting Mandelson security clearance.
- Did a SECOND Labour grandee take up a key post without getting security clearance first? Now Keir Starmer facing questions over checks on Chagos negotiator Jonathan Powell
Allegations suggest Jonathan Powell, a Labour grandee, may have taken a key post without security clearance, prompting questions for Keir Starmer regarding checks on the Chagos negotiator.
- Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer
Olly Robbins, a former top Foreign Office official sacked by Keir Starmer, testified that Downing Street pressured the civil service to approve Peter Mandelson's appointment as Washington ambassador despite vetting concerns. Mandelson received access to classified briefings and the Foreign Office building before security clearance was granted.
- Will Keir Starmer resign?
UK Prime Minister claims he was unaware of Peter Mandelson's failed security clearance, prompting speculation about Keir Starmer's potential resignation.