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PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

Sir Olly Robbins accused No 10 of a "dismissive" attitude towards the process - a claim

PM's ex-chief of staff says he doesn't recognise claims about his behaviour

Sir Olly Robbins this week accused No 10 of a "dismissive" attitude towards the process

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief Former senior official Sir Olly Robbins has accused

No way to raise Mandelson concerns, former senior official says

Olly Robbins, who last week accused Downing Street of taking a "dismissive attitude" to vetting during Lord Mandelson's appointment. Sir Philip said he would not describe No 10

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

10. The government says UKSV gave an explicit recommendation to the Foreign Office not to approve vetting for Lord Mandelson ahead of his confirmation as ambassador to the US. But speaking to MPs on Parliament

Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

accusers claim were misleading. Sir Keir was asked at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday 22 April whether he still thought that "full due process" had been followed in the appointment of Lord Mandelson

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Robbins's predecessor Lord Simon McDonald has defended the senior official, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "No 10 wanted a scalp and wanted it quickly". The former permanent secretary said Sir Olly

No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment

Sir Humphrey moment – potentially an existential one. Olly Robbins, [fired by the prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/foreign-offices-top-civil-servant-olly-robbins-leaves-post-in-mandelson-vetting-row) as the Foreign Office’s permanent secretary after not informing him that Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

Olly Robbins, who was two weeks into the job heading up the Foreign Office at the time, was effectively sacked by Sir Keir last night. Opposition parties are calling for Sir Keir to go, with

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

Robbins, was effectively sacked on Thursday, after a Guardian investigation revealed his department had gone against the recommendation that Lord Mandelson should not be given security clearance. Sir Keir did not name Sir Olly

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

10 flexes muscle Keir Starmer saw off an opposition bid to refer him to a standards committee over Peter Mandelson’s appointment after Downing Street deployed its full weight to force Labour MPs to shore

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

10, has written to the speaker of the Commons urging him to refer Starmer to the privileges committee, the same body that found Boris Johnson had lied in the Commons over the lockdown parties scandal

‘Self-serving stuff’: anger remains high in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking

accusation a year ago that “too many people in Whitehall are comfortable in the tepid bath of managed decline”. “The net effect is a chilling one. Why will we do anything vaguely risky that ministers