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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

How Olly Robbins’ knightly charm glossed over burning questions on Mandelson vetting

Former Foreign Office top official’s evidence raises stark issues with ‘the system’ he was seeking to defend

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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

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

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson ‘a borderline case’

The Guardian - UK

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Robbins v Starmer: the key points they disagree on over Mandelson vetting

Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Starmer fighting for political life after bombshell Mandelson and Doyle revelations from Foreign Office chief

Sacked foreign office boss Robbins accused Downing Street of a ‘dismissive approach’ to vetting Peter Mandelson and claimed Lord Matthew Doyle, who was handed a peerage despite links to a convicted sex offender, had been considered for an ambassadorship

Evening Standard

Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns

The Guardian - UK

Will Olly Robbins’ testimony jeopardise Keir Starmer’s defence?

What questions will sacked head of the Foreign Office be asked, and what might they mean for the PM’s future?

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson: a timeline of his appointment as UK ambassador to US

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

The Independent UK

Full timeline of how Mandelson appointment scandal unfolded as Starmer claims he did not ‘mislead’ MPs

The disclosures have sparked fresh questions about who knew what, and when, regarding the peer’s controversial Washington posting and its fallout

The Independent UK

Two MPs ejected from Commons for accusing Starmer of ‘lying’ over Mandelson appointment

Lee Anderson and Zarah Sultana were both ordered to leave the chamber by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Evening Standard

Two MPs ejected from Commons for accusing Keir Starmer of ‘lying’ over Mandelson

Lee Anderson and Zarah Sultana were both ordered to leave the chamber by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.

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Evening Standard

Starmer ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ kept in the dark over Mandelson vetting

The Prime Minister said it ‘beggars belief’ that he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed vetting checks.

The Independent UK

How the Mandelson vetting scandal unfolded after The Independent’s revelation was published

The Independent put claims that Peter Mandelson had failed vetting to No 10 seven months ago

The Independent UK

‘Staggered’ Starmer admits to MPs that he was wrong to appoint Mandelson

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The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

All the unanswered questions over the Mandelson vetting scandal as Starmer faces grilling from MPs

The prime minister is set to address the Commons amid calls to resign

The Guardian - UK

The key questions Keir Starmer must answer over Mandelson appointment

PM to give Commons statement on Monday, a day before sacked civil servant Olly Robbins tells his side of the story

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

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

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