Ministers still plan to release Mandelson files in March after peer’s arrest

Lord Peter Mandelson outside his home in north west London. The Government still plans to release documents about the peer’s appointment as US ambassador despite his arrest on Monday, a minister said (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Plans to release documents about Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador have not been disrupted by the peer’s arrest on Monday, a Cabinet minister said.

Bridget Phillipson signalled the Government still plans to release documents about Lord Mandelson’s appointment in early March, a move announced in the House of Commons on Monday just before the peer was arrested at his London home.