No 10 braced for ‘excruciating’ revelations as Mandelson files published – UK politics live

Sources predict ‘toe-curling’ revelations as more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador are releasedMandelson files show no mitigation of security concernsAt the Downing Street lobby briefing the PM’s spokesperson said the release of the Mandelson files today would be “an unprecedented piece of government transparency”.He said that party political material would be included, despite precedent suggesting it should be included, and that some material had to be declassified to allow it to be published.The broad scope of the [humble address motion – see 9.26am] has required the discovery, assessment, analysis and preparation of thousands