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Sir Olly Robbins

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49 days ago

It was the cravat-clad figure sitting just behind Sir Olly Robbins who left the more lasting impression when he broke his silence on the Lord Mandelson vetting scandal.

51 days ago

The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: when process follows power | Editorial

Olly Robbins exposed a deeper failure: when the prime minister’s decision came first, security vetting was left to catch up after the fact

It was a classic Whitehall performance: understated and explo…

Morning sun shafted into the Boothroyd Room as Sir Olly Robbins unpacked an ominously large leather briefcase and started to put his side of the Mandelson crisis.
Sir Olly Robbins, the former most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office, will appear in front of the foreign affairs select committee.

52 days ago

The prime minister faces another defining day as he confronts MPs over one question – when did he and Number 10 learn that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting? Keir Starmer has blamed top…

54 days ago

The Prime Minister will appear before MPs on Monday ahead of Sir Olly Robbins's own Parliament appearance the next day to explain his department's role in Lord Mandelson's failed security clearance.
Former Former Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
After it emerged that Peter Mandelson had been appointed US ambassador despite failing security vetting, Sir Keir tried to shore up his position after firing senior Foreign Office official Sir Olly R…

55 days ago

The prime minister’s explanation has shifted between being misled and admitting error, raising questions about vetting, accountability and what he knew

In February, the prime minister apologised to vi…

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