Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to sack Olly Robbins over the vetting process for Peter Mandelson - saying the senior civil servant only faced the "everyday pressure of government". The ...

Allies of Sir Olly Robbins have claimed he was sacked by the prime minister without even being asked to explain his handling of the Peter Mandelson vetting saga. Sir Keir Starmer dismissed the former ...

Sir Olly Robbins has given damning evidence around government processes, as the former civil servant comes under fire for his handling of Peter Mandelson's appointment. The former Foreign Office ...

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Since his dramatic sacking last week, Sir Olly Robbins has faced the brunt of the British state's anger. For half his life, the 51-year-old has been a key figure behind the scenes in Whitehall, ...

Downing Street bullied Sir Olly Robbins into clearing Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US, Dame Emily Thornberry has said. The senior Labour MP said she believed his decision to ...

Sacked Foreign Office civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has given bombshell evidence to MPs about the decision to grant Lord Mandelson security clearance as US ambassador despite red flags in his vetting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who is Olly Robbins? Former top civil servant to give evidence after being sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal Sir ...

Sir Olly Robbins did not tell anyone in No 10 about the vetting concerns around Lord Mandelson. That is one thing he confirmed pretty quickly in his appearance before the Commons Foreign Affairs ...

A former top civil servant has accused the government of throwing Sir Olly Robbins “under the bus” after he was sacked for overruling security vetting concerns raised about Peter Mandelson. Sir Olly ...

Sir Olly was sacked this week after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper lost confidence in him. Sir Olly Robbins was “thrown under the bus” when he was sacked from his ...

What do I think really happened with Mandelson and vetting? In October, November and December 2024, Number 10 indicated it wanted to appoint Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington. It was ...