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Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact
Foreign Office officials had proceeded to use “a rarely used authority to override the recommendation from security officials”, the newspaper said. Starmer has apologised for the appointment but insisted due process was followed, accusing
accused Olly Robbins of deliberately and repeatedly obstructing the truth about the Mandelson vetting scandal before a high-jeopardy appearance of the sacked top official before MPs on Tuesday. Six days after the prime minister
officials initially recommended that Mandelson not be given security clearance for the role, but that they were overruled. It remains unclear who gave the order for the clearance to be granted, though Starmer [sacked Olly
Office official ousted after it emerged Peter Mandelson was granted a security clearance despite concerns raised during the vetting process is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday. Sir Olly Robbins will be grilled
Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office's top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked
Starmer has been in the Commons again defending his actions over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US. It comes after it emerged the peer was given security clearance for the role
accused the prime minister of misleading the House of Commons, after a report suggested Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador. [The Guardian newspaper reported](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that
accused America of [violating a fragile ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-delegation-to-pakistan-for-possible-new-round-of-iran-war-talks) by attacking a cargo ship. 2. ***US news*** | At least eight children were killed and two adults wounded in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana
official in late January 2025 when the decision was made, paving the way for Mandelson to become the US ambassador. The Guardian understands that Robbins was told he had to resign after the prime minister
accusations he [sacked a senior civil servant](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-what-did-he-do-why-and-who-knew) to save his premiership. It has also shone a spotlight again on what many feel is Starmer’s biggest failing: his political judgment. Even though