Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Oliver Robbins tells MPs he faced "constant pressure" to get Peter Mandelson appointed as US ambassador without proper vetting.
Robbins painted a picture of No 10 wanting Mandelson in at any cost, despite security concerns, leaving Starmer accused of scapegoating a civil servant for his own error.
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Sacked official reveals Mandelson pressure
- Starmer sends 'chill' through civil service, union boss says BBC News —
- Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament The Guardian —
- The Papers: 'Starmer on the ropes' and 'Sobbin' Robbins spills the beans' BBC News —
- Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer The Guardian —
- Starmer's support starts to crack: Sacked civil servant plunges knife into reeling PM as Labour MPs call on Cabinet to act - with Miliband and Cooper the first to show dissent Daily Mail —
Sacked civil servant Olly Robbins reveals 'constant pressure' to get Mandelson in post
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