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scandal will return in the aftermath. In an extraordinary parliamentary hearing which lasted more than two-and-a-half hours, Robbins told MPs: - He had granted clearance without being aware of the full extent
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
testify to parliament over what some are now calling “Mandygate” [gave an intriguing account](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/23/olly-robbins-refused-mandelson-vetting-summary-cabinet-office-cat-little) that suggested it has never been as simple as that. Cat Little, the top civil servant