Olly Robbins’ meeting with Collard resulted in Mandelson’s security clearance, which is now under intense scrutiny

Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian

Olly Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Peter Mandelson security vetting revelations in the Guardian

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

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

The Foreign Office chief sacked over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal has finally given his side of the story in an explosive appearance before MPs. Lucy Hough speaks…

Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting

Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’

Olly Robbins’ meeting with Collard resulted in Mandelson’s security clearance, which is now under intense scrutiny

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office top civil servant disputes that her department suggested vetting might not be needed

If Olly Robbins stood firm Labour could have avoided this disastrous episode of bad political judgment, says Richard Dearlove, former head of the British Secret Intelligence…