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Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins to leave post over Mandelson vetting row

security vetting process for Peter Mandelson was sponsored by the FCDO. The decision to grant Developed Vetting to Peter Mandelson against the recommendation of UK

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

UK Security Vetting team who interviewed Mandelson originally recommended that vetting should be denied. Robbins

Starmer should face Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting, says Ed Davey

UK security vetting did not recommend Peter Mandelson to be appointed. “He’s furious with

Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) - had recommended that Lord Mandelson should not be given security clearance

Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting

recommendation from UK Security Vetting (UKSV) to deny clearance for Mandelson, told MPs on the foreign

McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

recommendation from UK Security Vetting (UKSV) to deny clearance for Mandelson. At prime minister’s questions

Starmer sees off Tory calls for inquiry into Mandelson role after No 10 flexes muscle

recommendation from UK Security Vetting (UKSV) to deny clearance for Mandelson, However, there was also

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

UK Security Vetting” (UKSV), the agency that in January 2025 recommended Mandelson’s security clearance

Key figure in Mandelson vetting row will not appear to give evidence to MPs

UK Security and Vetting's (UKSV) recommendation not to give clearance to Mandelson. Sir Olly

UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting

UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government spokesperson denied on Thursday that Starmer

Key evidence from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row

UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the government's in-house vetting unit, containing their vetting assessment of Lord Mandelson. He said that instead, he was given an oral briefing, during which he was told the vetting

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

vetting clearance to his choice to be the UK's ambassador the United States, Lord Mandelson. Sir Keir told MPs this week that the security officials had recommended

Pressure on Starmer amid Mandelson revelations as Foreign Office official forced out – UK politics live

recommendation from security officials. - The Guardian also revealed that senior government officials have been considering whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents that show Mandelson failed the security vetting checks. Any such decision could amount

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

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) “recommended to the Foreign Office that developed vetting clearance should be denied to Peter, Mandelson

Mandelson papers being withheld, says intelligence watchdog

UK Security Vetting (UKSV)." Last month, it was revealed that UKSV had recommended against clearing Lord Mandelson

Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs

Mandelson’s vetting by UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the agency responsible for checks on candidates for sensitive posts, in which it had ticked two red boxes – meaning they had “high concern” and recommended

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

UK’s chief diplomat in Washington, posing a dilemma for officials at the Foreign Office, who decided to use a rarely used authority to override the recommendation from security officials. Mandelson’s failure to secure

Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live

UK security vetting recommendations, while rightly protecting detailed sensitive vetting information, to allow ministers to make judgments on appointments or on explaining matters to parliament. We will be focusing mostly on the Mandelson

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

UK Security Vetting had given Mandy two red lights and recommended not sending him to Washington. Perhaps sensing that Starmer was desperate for Mandelson

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

Mandelson failed his [security vetting](/news/2026/4/16/uks-starmer-under-fire-over-report-mandelson-failed-security-vetting) before being appointed UK envoy to Washington, as the United Kingdom prime minister faced renewed calls to resign over the affair. Starmer on Friday maintained that he was kept