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Robbins response to ‘cover-up’ question reveals debate over Mandelson vetting file

Sacked civil servant acknowledges discussion over release of documents in key committee hearing

The Guardian - UK

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

Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian.

Evening Standard

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An inquiry into Lord Mandelson vetting leak under way, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

The Independent UK

It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show

Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Every revelation from Olly Robbins’ evidence over Mandelson’s appointment

The former top official at the Foreign Office was sacked last week over failings around Peter Mandelson’s vetting

The Independent UK

Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard

Olly Robbins reveals cronyism under Starmer is worse than we ever thought

NEWS ANALYSIS: The sacked Foreign Office chief gave evidence to MPs over the Mandelson scandal – and exposed the rotten core of Keir Starmer’s government, says political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins appeared before MPs to explain his actions in granting Lord Mandelson security clearance.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Matthew Doyle claims he never sought ambassador role – as it happened

Olly Robbins told MPs he had been asked to get the ex-No 10 aide a role and not mention it to then Foreign Secretary David Lammy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal - but Reeves rules out leadership contest

MPs warned of a ‘a toxic culture’ taking hold at No 10

The Independent UK

Starmer to admit he inadvertently gave MPs misleading information on Mandelson

PM to tell Commons he was himself misled and would ‘never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’

The Guardian - UK

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What is ‘DV’? Key terms used in the Mandelson vetting row explained

Phrases used by the UK’s national security apparatus have been thrown into the spotlight by the political controversy

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Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

Whitehall officials are weighing up ‘unprecedented’ disclosure of documents in security clearance scandal

The Independent UK

No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says former foreign secretary

Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly sets out the reasons why ministers must have known Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting

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The Guardian - UK

‘Pure shock’: how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fate

The Guardian - UK

Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affair

Evening Standard

Starmer orders Foreign Office to explain after overruling Mandelson vetting

Sir Keir Starmer has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

The Guardian - UK

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer spends almost £30,000 of taxpayer money to refurbish Downing Street flat

The Cabinet Office spent £14,319 on refurbishment and £15,442 on furnishing the flat for the prime minister

The Guardian - UK

My mother has been overpaid her civil service pension and ordered to repay it

Through no fault of their own, she faces repaying £100 a month until she is 93 or face legal action

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