Prime Minister to face questions as first Peter Mandelson files to be published

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions at Parliament on Wednesday as the Government prepares to release the first tranche of documents relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the United States.

Last month, MPs ordered the Government to release tens of thousands of documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment in 2024 after questions over how the peer was vetted and what was known about his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Prime Minister has insisted Lord Mandelson “lied repeatedly” to No 10 about his relationship with Epstein, before and during his tenure as ambassador.

The timing of the release has led to accusations from the Conservatives that Starmer is attempting to “dodge questions” about Lord Mandelson’s vetting by publishing the documents after PMQs.