Downing Street is facing mounting pressure to reveal how Peter Mandelson was vetted for his appointment as US ambassador in December 2024, following the release of a large cache of documents and emails that shed further light on his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The government has been urged to disclose the details of the vetting process that preceded the former peer's appointment, with questions intensifying over what Number 10 knew about his ties to the disgraced financier.
The newly released materials are said to add significant detail to the previously known association between Mandelson and Epstein, prompting renewed scrutiny of the ambassador's suitability for the Washington post.
Ministers have yet to respond to the calls for transparency, but the pressure is expected to grow as the implications of the documents are examined more closely.
