UK Delays 2nd Mandelson Files Release Beyond May as MPs Challenge New Redactions

8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 19

Darren Jones said the second tranche of papers on Lord Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment will not be published this month and will instead come after Parliament’s recess.
The delay followed objections from the Intelligence and Security Committee, which said some documents were being withheld and redacted on grounds beyond national security or diplomatic relations.
Jones rejected Conservative claims of a cover-up, saying the government was applying normal, targeted redactions to personal vetting data and junior officials’ contact details.
The dispute stems from a February humble address ordering publication of all appointment papers; after a compromise, the ISC reviewed 337 documents and said it had ruled on all requested redactions.
The row keeps the Mandelson papers politically live after his dismissal last year over revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, with publication now unlikely before the expected 18 June Makerfield by-election.

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