A senior minister dodged questions on Peter Mandelson’s security vetting after being shown text messages from The Independent’s political editor David Maddox on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime ...

British Prime Minister Keir ​Starmer said on ‌Monday foreign office officials did not inform ​him, or any ​ministers, that ...