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

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

It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post.

Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failure

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

The most senior civil servant in Britain's Foreign Office has been fired former ambassador Peter Mandelson's security vetting not being disclosed.

Lord Simon McDonald says Mandelson scandal is the biggest crisis in the diplomatic service in decades

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