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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

The Foreign Office refused to hand over a summary of Peter Mandelson’s security vetting to the civil servant tasked with compiling documents detailing his appointment as ambassador to the US, she has told a Commons committee.

Cat Little, the lead official in the Cabinet Office, had to instead get the document directly from UK Security Vetting (UKSV) after Olly Robbins, the subsequently-sacked Foreign Office head, refused to provide it.

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