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PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

Vetting (UKSV) team had raised concerns about Lord Mandelson, but the Foreign Office had still

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said

Robbins's revelations are a dangerous moment for Starmer

vetting concerns around Lord Mandelson. That is one thing he confirmed pretty quickly in his appearance

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Mandelson’s vetting. The document would be used by a vetting officer to summarise their findings. ![A template of an assessment form with three boxes: 'Low concern

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

Mandelson for the job despite the vetting verdict, without lodging concern somewhere. One said: "It is impossible

Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

Mandelson's clearance despite the vetting concerns from security officials. He said the department's officials

Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting

Mandelson was initially refused security vetting, Starmer also said he had ordered an investigation into any security concerns

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

concerns of vetting officials. Olly Robbins, the former top official at the Foreign Office, said No 10 took a “dismissive” attitude to vetting, and Mandelson

PM admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

Mandelson security clearance for the top diplomatic job in January 2025, despite concerns being raised during the vetting

Starmer to face MPs for first time since Olly Robbins’ Mandelson evidence – UK politics live

Mandelson against official advice, announced that appointment without security vetting having been completed and claims that he would have changed his mind had he been told that the vetting process had raised the concerns

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

concerns flagged by UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the government agency that did Lord Mandelson's vetting

Robbins’ account raises questions over whether he was misled on Mandelson vetting

Mandelson should be denied vetting as there was high concern, with ticks beside two key red boxes

Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

Mandelson’s fall, Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, sent a letter to the new foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper. Thornberry asked what security concerns were raised during the vetting

Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

Mandelson a “high concern”. The Cabinet Office on Friday published a template of that file on its website. ![A template page used by United Kingdom Security Vetting

Naming Mandelson as ambassador before vetting was mistake, minister says

vetting process had come up with concerns about Mandelson, “rightly and reasonably that would be flagged

‘Self-serving stuff’: anger remains high in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking

Mandelson through vetting, and putting in place mitigations to get around the security concerns. But on the political

No 10 considered giving Doyle ambassador role, sacked official says

Mandelson security clearance, despite concerns being raised during the vetting process. During his appearance in front

What is Developed Vetting security clearance at centre of Mandelson row?

Mandelson came to be granted Developed Vetting (DV) status, which is needed to view top secret government material, despite concerns

Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

vetting of Lord Mandelson. The peer was given security clearance for the role of UK ambassador to the US, despite concerns

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns raised during the vetting process is expected