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The Latest Breaking News from the Foreign Office

Starmer did not lie and has not considered quitting over Mandelson row – Jones

Lord Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US despite failing vetting by security officials.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

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 failure

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat leader calls for privileges committee to investigate whether PM misled parliament

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

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Starmer will not resign over fresh Mandelson revelation, minister insists

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The Independent UK · Apr 17

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Badenoch says PM is ‘taking public for fools’ as he refuses to quit over vetting row

Lib Dem frontbencher Lisa Smart wrote a letter to Sir Laurie Magnus asking for the prime minister to be investigated

The Independent UK · Apr 17

‘Unacceptable’ to overrule Mandelson vetting recommendation – Darren Jones

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said he had suspended the Foreign Office’s ability to overrule vetting recommendations.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened

PM responds to Guardian revelations that Foreign Office overrode failed security vetting for former minister

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

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‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers say about Mandelson vetting row

Speculation over the prime minister’s future dominates UK front pages after the Guardian revealed Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Top Foreign Office official sacked after Mandelson vetting dispute

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The Independent UK · Apr 16

Top civil servant ousted after Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting

Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance, but Foreign Office officials took the rare step of overruling the recommendation.

The Independent UK · Apr 16

Starmer defies calls to resign as he sacks Foreign Office chief after Mandelson vetting scandal explodes

Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance - but Foreign Office officials overruled the recommendation

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to leave role after Mandelson vetting row

Sir Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper expressed a loss of confidence in Sir Olly, it is understood

The Independent UK · Apr 16

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.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Fresh details emerge on when Starmer found out about Mandelson vetting decision

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The Independent UK · Apr 16

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Evening Standard · Apr 16

Starmer ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting ‘until this week’

Sir Keir has previously insisted due process was followed in the appointment.

The Independent UK · Apr 16

Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting – but was given the job anyway

PM faces calls to resign as government says he was ‘not aware’ Foreign Office overruled disgraced Labour peer’s vetting ‘until this week’

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Keir Starmer accused of misleading MPs after Lord Mandelson ‘failed vetting’

The peer was not given clearance by security officials, but the Foreign Office overruled the recommendation before he was sent to Washington.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

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 · Apr 16

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 Guardian - UK · Apr 15

David Lammy still plays an important role in UK foreign policy – but he is not the only one

Keir Starmer conducts much of Britain’s diplomacy himself, but beneath him is a team of trusted advisers

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Sir Sadiq and Sir Mark are telling UK ambassadors London is safe; not in Clapham, it’s not

Bad timing, no? On the very day that Clapham was brought to a terrified standstill by feral youths breaking into shops and assaulting police – with others filming the whole thing on their phones – the Mayor and the Met Commissioner were busy at the Foreign Office. They were telling…

Evening Standard · Mar 27

MPs call for more funding to counter disinformation abroad

Committee chairwoman Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, called organised disinformation the ‘new warfare’.

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Iran UK ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over ‘reckless and destabilising actions’

The diplomat was summoned on the instruction of Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and was met by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer

Evening Standard · Mar 23

British expats risk drones in Dubai rather than big tax bills in London as HMRC urged to clarify rules

Accountants say there is a lack of clarity over how the UK tax authorities will treat people affected by the escalating Iran war

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