Russian state officials targeted Lord Mandelson for years before Sir Keir Starmer made him US ambassador, and monitored his friendship with Epstein, say sources
Starmer was warned about Lord Mandelson's Russia and China security risks before his appointment as US ambassador and 'waved them away', Whitehall sources said
Dame Priti Patel fought in Washington DC to reverse the US support for the deal which would have transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Keir Starmer appointed Lord Mandelson as US ambassador despite him failing security vetting - and as the PM sacked his top Foreign Office civil servant
ANALYSIS - DAVID WILLIAMSON: Outrage at our weak defences is breaking into the open but growth-killing policies have left us cash-strapped when we need to rearm