UK refuses to publish security advice around Lebedev's appointment to upper chamber The British government has refused to publish the advice Prime Minister Boris Johnson received from security services before the British-Russian media boss Evgeny Lebedev was appointed to parliament's upper chamber citing national security. Watchdog investigates amid cover-up allegation over Lebedev peerage detailsLabour told Boris Johnson to ‘come clean’ if he has nothing to hide as the Government withheld full details of the appointment. Ministers block release of Lebedev peerage details on security groundsCabinet Office minister Michael Ellis said it was necessary to protect the ‘integrity’ of the system for awarding honours. Ministers accused of 'covering up' MI6 advice on PM's Russian-born palDespite being ordered by Parliament to release the documents - a minister said in a lengthy statement that they had to consider whether it was in the "public interest" to do so UK withholds security advice over peerage for oligarch's sonThe British government is refusing to reveal whether intelligence agencies expressed concerns about the decision to award a noble title and a seat in Parliament to a businessman whose father was a KGB agent Government refuses to release Lebedev peerage details despite MPs’ instructionCommons told ministers to publish information after revelations of intelligence service concerns over businessman’s appointment Boris Johnson Delays Publishing Secret Lebedev Advice Due to 'Security Challenges' – Byline TimesBoris Johnson has failed to release advice he received from UK security services about his friend Evgeny Lebedev, despite MPs voting for its release, reports Adam Bienkov Govt resists calls to publicly release security advice given to Boris Johnson ahead of Lebedev peerageLord Lebedev, the son of a former KGB agent, owns the Independent newspaper and the Evening Standard. He was awarded a peerage in 2020.