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Top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins to leave post after Mandelson vetting row
It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post.
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theguardian.com
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
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bbc.com
Keir Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says
A decision to go against the recommendation of the vetting agency was taken by officials in the Foreign Office, spokesperson says.
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Top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins to leave post after Mandelson vetting row
It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post.
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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
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'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says Starmer
The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.
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Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?
Starmer says ministers were in the dark, but friends of former top civil servant suggest it was a case of them looking the other way
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What happens during security vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?
Almost all officials working in Foreign Office HQ undergo process before gaining access to top secret material
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upi.com
British foreign office official fired for not disclosing ambassador failed security check - UPI.com
The most senior civil servant in Britain's Foreign Office has been fired former ambassador Peter Mandelson's security vetting not being disclosed.
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Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief
Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels wrong