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order-order.com /1 month ago

Cabinet Secretary Advised Starmer to Conduct Developed Vetting Before Announcing Ambassador Choice

A flashback to advice provided by Simon Case on 11 November 2024 to Starmer on appointing a new ambassador in DC: “Political Appointment – The second option would be to make a poli...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels wrongThe Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for t...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Senior UK civil servant ousted over Mandelson vetting

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure and a top civil servant is to leave their post after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process t...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Top civil servant ousted after Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting

KEIR Starmer is facing mounting pressure and a top civil servant is to leave their post after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Peter Mand...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearanceA top Foreign Office security official who played a key role in granting Pet...

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independent.co.uk /1 month ago

Starmer-Mandelson latest: McSweeney denies pressuring civil servants on US ambassador vetting

Morgan McSweeney resigned in February over his role in the appointment

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Olly Robbins: I was asked to find job for Starmer aide and not tell David Lammy

Sacked civil servant says No 10 pushed Foreign Office to find diplomatic role for Matthew Doyle without informing foreign secretaryDowning Street pushed the Foreign Office to find...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

MPs will decide whether Corin Robertson will face questions over decision to award security clearance against adviceThe UK’s next ambassador to Japan could be called to give eviden...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row

Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failureMandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decisionSir Olly...

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Starmer still under pressure as sacked civil servant defends actions over Mandelson appointment

Olly Robbins told the UK foreign affairs committee there was a “dismissive approach” to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting from Starmer’s No 10.

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order-order.com /1 month ago

Morgan McSweeney to Appear Before Foreign Affairs Committee

The Guardian reports that Starmer’s ex-Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney will appear before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee next Tuesday. Cabinet Office perm sec Cat Little is u...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: when process follows power | Editorial

Olly Robbins exposed a deeper failure: when the prime minister’s decision came first, security vetting was left to catch up after the factIt was a classic Whitehall performance: un...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Recap: 'Due process' followed in Peter Mandelson vetting, senior official says

Catherine Little, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, appeared before the Foreign Affairs select committee

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Come off it, Prime Minister

Sir Keir spoke as though this were all somehow passive, something that only happened to him. Yet he could have asked at any point, particularly after press reports suggested Mandel...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

Sir Olly Robbins has defended his decision to approve the peer's security clearance for the role.

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order-order.com /1 month ago

LIVE: Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Launches Counter-Attack on Sacked Robbins

Cat Little is up at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. A key actor in the Mandelson drama… Little has contradicted Robbins and insisted that the Cabinet Office did pursue vettin...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Watch key moments from sacked Foreign Office chief's testimony

Sir Olly Robbins told MPs No 10 had a "dismissive approach" to Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.

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order-order.com /1 month ago

Olly Robbins: ‘Dismissive’ Downing Street Created ‘Atmosphere of Pressure’ to Hire Mandelson

Robbins fired a blockbuster letter at the Foreign Affairs Committee before his appearance. Some of the main points: No 10 was dismissive of the DV process throughout as a result UK...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Keir Starmer

Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vettingThe civil servant sacked by Keir Starmer has given a devastating acc...

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order-order.com /1 month ago

Foreign Office Permanent Secretary: Runners and Riders

Olly Robbins is out at the FCDO. The runners and riders: Nick Dyer: Currently Robbins’ temporary replacement as Interim Permanent Under-Secretary at the FCDO. Dyer has almost exclu...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

McSweeney admits pressuring Foreign Office to expedite Mandelson role

Starmer’s former chief of staff says he asked people to act quickly but not to skip steps in vetting processMorgan McSweeney has admitted that Foreign Office officials came under i...

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order-order.com /1 month ago

LIVE: Morgan McSweeney Faces Foreign Affairs Committee Over Mandelson Appointment

LIVE UPDATES: McSweeney’s opening statement: “The appointment of Mandelson as ambassador was a serious error of judgment. I advised the Prime Minister in support of that appointme...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Mandelson vetting row: Starmer v Robbins blame game deepens - The Latest

The Foreign Office chief sacked over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal has finally given his side of the story in an explosive appearance before MPs. Olly Robbins told t...

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