Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

Peter Mandelson walking his dog in London on Friday. MPs want officials to publish all papers relating to his ambassadorial appointment. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Ministers are under growing pressure to share the documents from Peter Mandelson’s vetting process with the parliamentary committee tasked with deciding if they should be made public.

In February, MPs passed a binding parliamentary motion, known as a humble address, requiring the government to publish “all papers” relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.