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Senior civil servant faces Mandelson questions from MPs amid ‘Cabinet divisions’

Cabinet divisions have emerged over Sir Keir’s handling of the process, according to multiple reports.

Evening Standard · Apr 22

Ian Collard: the Foreign Office insider who may be key to Mandelson scandal

Olly Robbins’ meeting with Collard resulted in Mandelson’s security clearance, which is now under intense scrutiny

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Starmer sacked Olly Robbins before he could defend himself over Mandelson scandal, allies say

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch says the ‘whole thing stinks’ and suggests that the PM would have misled MPs if the claims were true

The Independent UK · Apr 22

Did Peter Mandelson fail his US ambassador vetting – and why?

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The Independent UK · Apr 22

'Don't ditch Keir,' Cabinet ally Pat McFadden urges Labour MPs but won't say Starmer right to sack Olly Robbins

Sir Keir Starmer was facing a grilling at Prime Minister’s Questions over the Mandelson vetting storm

Evening Standard · Apr 22

Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM could face Privileges Committee after claims he misled MPs

The Tories, SNP and Lib Dems are asking Sir Lindsay Hoyle to refer Sir Keir over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson - the PM has denied misleading MPs

The Independent UK · Apr 22

The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void

Mandelson’s flaws were mistaken for credentials to represent Britain in the court of a rogue president, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

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 vetting

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

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 fact

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Takeaways from former top UK official's testimony on the Mandelson appointment scandal

The former leader of Britain's Foreign Office has revealed details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite failing security checks

The Independent UK · Apr 21