No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment on Wednesday

First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of reputational risk' over ex-minister's links to Epstein

Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US are expected to be released by Downing Street on Wednesday.

The first tranche of files will include a two-page due diligence report by the Cabinet Office, which is likely to raise questions about Keir Starmer's judgment, the Guardian understands.