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Robbinsโ€™ account raises questions over whether he was misled on Mandelson vetting

21 April 2026 at 13:11

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson โ€˜a borderline caseโ€™

An account of Peter Mandelsonโ€™s vetting process given by the former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has raised new questions about whether Robbins was misled about the findings of the agency responsible for vetting.

Robbins, who was sacked from his role of permanent secretary at the Foreign Office last week after revelations in the Guardian, gave testimony about the process to a select committee.

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