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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 key questions that remain unanswered The parliamentary inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has heard more than 77,000 words of evidence from five of the most senior officials
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