The prime minister’s account is not false, but it seems partial. The omissions raise serious questions about his judgment and parliamentary accountability
Whether a prime minister misled parliament is…
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Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs ⊖
Chief property and security officer Ian Collard set to submit written answers to foreign affairs committee questions
A key figure in the row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to Wash…
47 days ago
Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖
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As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away
A good leader never asks their people to do something they wouldn’t do…
GLEN OWEN: Did party-loving Antonia fail to stop PM sacking Olly Robbins because of her own war with Foreign Office over bullying claims? ⊖⊖
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One of the most baffling aspects of the Peter Mandelson vetting row has been the Prime Minister's willingness to alienate the dangerously silky mandarins of the Foreign Office.
Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little ⊕
In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office top civil servant disputes that her department suggested vetting might not be needed
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Olly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s …
48 days ago
Top official denies claim that Cabinet Office suggested Mandelson did not need security vetting – UK politics live ⊖
Permanent secretary Cat Little tells MPs that the Foreign Office was advised to undertake vetting, contradicting evidence from Olly Robbins
Thornberry said that, in his evidence, Robbins said he tried…
Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins ⊖
Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandal
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Cabinet ministers have expressed concern about…
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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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
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?
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article?…
49 days ago
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…