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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Redactions to Mandelson documents ‘too broad’, says intelligence watchdog

Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked as ambassador to the US (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has criticised the Government for redacting documents “far too broadly”, as it responds to MPs’ demand for details on the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said on Friday it had made its final decisions on redactions to 337 documents connected to the appointment on national security grounds.

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