LIVE: Intelligence & Security Committee Drags Ministers to Commons on Mandelson Files
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has summoned ministers to the Commons regarding the Mandelson Files. This action follows the government's lack of response to the ISC's previous letter about significant redactions in the files. The second tranche of the Mandelson Files is expected to be published after the Whitsun Recess.
- ▪The ISC has taken the rare step of dragging ministers to the Commons.
- ▪This follows the government's failure to respond to the ISC's concerns about redactions.
- ▪Darren Jones announced that additional documents were found and will be submitted for the second tranche.
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This rare action from the ISC comes after the government failed to respond or act on its letter of last week complaining about extraordinary redactions to the second tranche of the Mandelson Files release. Watch along… Darren Jones: “The government found a small number of extra documents that it submitted… The second tranche will now be published after Whitsun Recess.”
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