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Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

testifying, Robbins said he had been briefed orally in January – understood to be by Ian Collard

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

testifying, he said he was briefed on the UKSV finding orally in January – this is understood to have been delivered by Ian Collard

UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

Ian Collard, who was also involved in the decision, did not appear in front of the committee but responded to questions via a letter from the Foreign Office. Robbins and Collard said they

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

testified there was pressure from Downing Street to get the ambassador-designate out to Washington. Mandelson’s security vetting was presumed to be a formality. Like almost everyone in the Foreign Office, even junior civil