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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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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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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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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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Minister defends Starmer amid Mandelson revelations, saying vetting decision ‘utterly unacceptable’ – UK politics live
Darren Jones says he has ordered an urgent review into news that the Foreign Office ignored security vetting advice
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Peter Mandelson’s failed security vetting: a timeline of the controversy
Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcry
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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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Is Mandelson vetting scandal the final straw for Starmer? – The Latest
PM says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Mandelson had failed security vetting. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis
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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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Pressure on Starmer grows over Mandelson vetting despite ousting of Foreign Office official – UK politics live
PM said he was ‘staggered’ not to have been told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before becoming ambassador to the US
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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
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Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson over vetting , says David Lammy
The prime minister says he only learned of security concerns around the ex-US ambassador earlier this week.