Ex-Civil Servant EXPOSES Peter Mandelson vetting scandal in Select Committee
April 21, 2026
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as posted by the channelOlly Robbins, the former Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, spent the morning giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
After spending his birthday the day before watching Keir Starmer at the despatch box outlining what he did and didn't know about Peter Mandelson's vetting for the US Ambassador role, Tuesday was Robbins' opportunity to lay bare his relationship with Number 10 during the appointment process.
At the beginning of proceedings, Robbins answered questions from Emily Thornberry on the procedures in place, and what Robbins knew at the time.
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