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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Paul Lewis, Pippa Crerar and Henry Dyer

Robbins’ account raises questions over whether he was misled on Mandelson vetting

Olly Robbins gestures as he gives evidence
Robbins in effect conceded that he took the decision to grant Mandelson clearance without seeing the UKSV file. Photograph: PRU/AFP/Getty Images

An account of Peter Mandelson’s vetting process given by the former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has raised new questions about whether Robbins was misled about the findings of the agency responsible for vetting.

Robbins, who was sacked from his role of permanent secretary at the Foreign Office last week after revelations in the Guardian, gave testimony about the process to a select committee.

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