Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandal
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QUENTIN LETTS: Peril has galvanised Sir Keir. His adrenal glands were pumping him full of chemical confidence. He was fighty, jabbering, clawing, scribbling on his notes, fizzing with scorn ○
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Did he stand by his unlikely alibi regarding the Robbins rub-out? 'Yes I do!' cried Sir Keir Starmer, all neck-tweaky and macho.
After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds ⊕
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The civil servant says he was pressured by No 10 to get Mandelson’s vetting done; the PM says he wasn’t informed. Who emerges most damaged?
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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…
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 …
The Papers: 'Starmer on the ropes' and 'Sobbin' Robbins spills the beans' ⊖
The papers are dominated by the fallout for the prime minister from the failed vetting of Lord Mandelson for his role as British ambassador to the US.
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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