The claims made in a dossier compiled by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele have been deemed nonsense by sources, who insist that the ex-Labour peer in question has not done anything wrong.
Despite being considered a 'borderline case' during national security vetting, the individual was given clearance by the Foreign Office in April, with some claiming that a top civil servant overruled a decision to deny them clearance.
The scandal surrounding the appointment and vetting process has been cited as a major factor in the recent decision by the Prime Minister to step down, following a tumultuous period in the government.
Christopher Steele's dossier became a flashpoint in the early years of Donald Trump's presidency, with allegations that the newly elected leader was the subject of 'kompromat' by the Kremlin, including a supposed tape of him with sex workers in a Moscow hotel.
The dossier was partially funded as opposition research by Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign, and its contents were highly disputed by President Trump and his team.
