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scandal. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is understood to have questioned whether it was justifiable to [sack Robbins](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-keir-starmer-mandelson-vetting-foreign-office) for his failure to tell Starmer that Mandelson had failed vetting, and then
Security Vetting (UKSV), then he wouldn't have pressed ahead with the appointment. That's because Sir Olly's implicit claim - contested vigorously now by No 10 - is that the political team in Downing Street
scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office's top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked last week over the matter, is expected to face MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee the following
scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic service in decades, a former Foreign Office chief has said. Sir Simon McDonald, who was the permanent under-secretary of the government department until 2020, has spoken
clearance. He will face MPs on Monday as he attempts to limit the damage to his premiership. Lammy, the deputy prime minister, told the Guardian he had been [“shocked and surprised](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/18/pure-shock-how-ministers-reacted-to-revelation-of-mandelson-vetting-failure)” when