Lord Peter Mandelson said the Government would "never regret" appointing him as Britain's ambassador to the US, a note published alongside thousands of documents about the posting has revealed.The second tranche of documents relating to Sir Keir Starmer's decision to give the prestigious Washington job to Lord Mandelson rather than a career diplomat were released by the Government on Monday afternoon.

Lord Peter Mandelson said the Government would "never regret" appointing him as Britain's ambassador to the US, a note published alongside thousands of documents about the posting has revealed.The second tranche of documents relating to Sir Keir Starmer's decision to give the prestigious Washington job to Lord Mandelson rather than a career diplomat were released by the Government on Monday afternoon.