Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandal
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No10's 'jobs for the boys' attempt to get ex-Starmer spinner a top diplomatic post is defended by ... Starmer's anti-corruption champion ⊕⊕
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Baroness Hodge said there was 'nothing wrong' with people helping their friends find work, amid claims that Downing Street pressured the Foreign Office to find a job for Matthew Doyle.
Starmer to face MPs as loyalist minister declines to say that sacking Olly Robbins was fair – UK politics live ⊕⊕
Pat McFadden repeatedly declined to say that he thought the sacking of Foreign Office’s top official over Mandelson vetting was fair
Pat McFadden was not exactly gung-ho in his support for Keir Starme…
PM in name only: Cabinet minister refuses to say Starmer's sacking of mandarin over Mandelson scandal was 'fair'… as MPs say it is 'when not if' he goes ○
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Keir Starmer will brave PMQs amid signs support is ebbing away, with Cabinet dissent surfacing publicly following damning testimony from a Foreign Office mandarin.
Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Keir Starmer ⊖
Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting
The civil servant sacked by Keir Starmer has given a devastating account of his governm…
Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament ⊕
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Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’
Olly Robbins responded to a question about an alleged “cover-up” on Tuesday by confirming …
Starmer sends 'chill' through civil service, union boss says ○
The 'chill' follows the sacking of lead civil servant at the Foreign Office Sir Olly Robbins by the prime minister.
3 months ago
Robbins v Starmer: the key points they disagree on over Mandelson vetting ⊖
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Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects
In the last 24 hours, the two men at the heart of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal h…
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