"Chris Ward said: Release of information will be done, either through the Cabinet Secretary working with independent lawyers, or if the material is deemed to be potentially conflicting with national security or foreign relations, it will be handed to the ISC, who are independent. They can make the decision. He added: There will not be political involvement for ministers. There will not be political involvement from Number 10 in this process this is the cabinet secretary and the ISC working with lawyers on it."
"The controversy surrounding Lord Mandelson who has quit the House of Lords, resigned from the Labour Party, been removed from the Privy Council and faces a criminal investigation following new revelations from the so-called Epstein files has led to intensifying questions about Sir Keir's political future. Labour's Mainstream group called for a clean break after the betrayal of the peer's appointment to one of the most powerful diplomatic posts on the planet despite his friendship with Epstein being public knowledge."
Documents relating to Lord Peter Mandelson will be released either via the Cabinet Secretary working with independent lawyers or, if material raises national security or foreign relations concerns, handed to the Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee for independent decision-making. Ministers and Number 10 will have no political involvement in the release process. Some documents may touch on sensitive issues including foreign intelligence and trade. Lord Mandelson has quit the House of Lords, resigned from the Labour Party, been removed from the Privy Council and faces a criminal investigation following revelations from the so-called Epstein files. The controversy has prompted calls within Labour for a clean break and intensified scrutiny of Sir Keir's judgement and party governance.
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