Mandelson scandal caused by futile attempt to appease Trump, says Davey, as Badenoch calls for Starmer to resign โ UK politics live
21 April 2026 at 14:43
Earlier, ousted Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins told MPs he had faced โconstant pressureโ from No 10 to get Mandelson in post
The hearing has started.
Emily Thornberry, the chair, started by saying that Robbins did not tell the whole truth about this process when he gave evidence to it in November.
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ยฉ Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

ยฉ Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP