Downing Street will release documents related to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to Washington, reports have suggested.

No 10 set to release first tranche of Mandelson files on Wednesday 

The government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose the files relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

No 10 cannot block release of Mandelson documents, officials say

Sir Lindsay said he passed information to the police about Mandelson, after the peer claimed a “baseless suggestion” he was a flight risk led to his arrest.

Met apologises to Speaker for revealing tip-off before Mandelson arrest

Lord Peter Mandelson's lawyers claim his arrest was prompted by a "baseless suggestion" that he was "planning to leave the country". 

Mandelson arrested over 'baseless suggestion' he was flight risk, lawyers claim

Police will be working with the Cabinet Office to assess whether publication of any documents may compromise their investigation.

Ministers warned not to follow Streeting and publish Mandelson messages

It comes as the prime minister faces growing pressure from his own MPs after appointing Lord Mandelson to the role despite knowing about his links to Epstein.

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassador 

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Aylesbury’s Labour MP Laura Kyrke-Smith told ITV’s The Last Word she is 'sickened' by Peter Mandelson scandal and called for 'accountability'.

'Accountability needed' in wake of Mandelson scandal, Labour MP says

Sir Keir Starmer told his Cabinet on Tuesday that Lord Mandelson has “let his country down”.

Officials 'drafting legislation' to fast-track Mandelson's peerage removal

The former US ambassador apologised for a system which meant Epstein’s victims were not listened to, but not for his own association with the sex offender.

Lord Mandelson refuses to apologise for Jeffrey Epstein association

Turner will take the job after Starmer sacked Lord Mandelson in September over revelations of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UK names new ambassador to the US after Peter Mandelson sacking

The Prime Minister is expected to cut through some of the speculation by addressing some of the most pressing conjecture about Mandelson's appointment.

The huge unanswered question for Starmer about Mandelson’s appointment

It comes as US President Donald Trump is set to arrive for a state visit.

Starmer faces challenging week amid Mandelson fallout and frustrated MPs

Mandelson started out as a Labour communications director in 1985 and served in the cabinets of Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

A look back at Lord Mandelson's career as he is withdrawn as ambassador to US 

President Donald Trump, listening to Britian's ambassador to the Peter Mandelson, right, delivering remarks on a trade deal between U.S. and U.K. in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The UK ambassador to the US said Donald Trump should expect a ‘warm reception’ when he visits Britain for his second state visit later this year.

Baseline US tariffs on most UK goods ‘here to stay’, Lord Mandelson says

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

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