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Starmer: Foreign Office chief faced ‘everyday pressure’ to clear Mandelson

The Prime Minister stood by his decision to sack former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins.

Evening Standard

Foreign Office official will not answer Mandelson vetting questions in person

Ian Collard confirmed he will submit written answers instead.

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘facing Commons vote next week’ on inquiry into Mandelson vetting scandal

Exclusive: MPs from across the House have written to Lindsay Hoyle asking for an investigation into whether Starmer misled parliament

The Independent UK

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Sir Humphrey moments: a brief history of bust-ups between ministers and mandarins

Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from the past about how ministers should respond

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister beyond this Parliament, Downing Street says

The Prime Minister has faced calls to resign amid the fallout from the Lord Peter Mandelson vetting scandal.

The Independent UK

Who is ‘cravat man’? Neckwear steals the show in Olly Robbins parliamentary grilling

Wiltshire town councillor Andrew Edwards, who has large collection of neckwear, is a regular at committee hearings

The Guardian - UK

Ousting Starmer over Mandelson would be madness – yet it’s open season in Westminster

Defenestration has become the modus operandi in politics, instead of MPs working through the real issues of the day, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPs

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan admits he’s ‘scared’ by local election polls showing Labour being decimated in London

Exclusive: The Mayor of London tells the Standard he is ‘so angry’ about ‘the omnishambles’ of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador and the ‘distraction’ it has caused ahead of crucial local elections

Evening Standard

Former Labour minister slams Starmer’s handling of Mandelson scandal

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The Independent UK

Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer

As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

McSweeney rejects claims he bullied civil servants over Mandelson appointment

Downing Street has already denied that civil servants were bullied or cajoled by Mr McSweeney

The Independent UK

Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts

Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘He’ll be toast by August’: Readers on Starmer’s precarious position after Mandelson scandal

YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees Keir Starmer’s position as increasingly fragile, with many arguing he is clinging on to power amid mounting doubts over his leadership, authority and electoral prospects

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The Independent UK

Embattled Starmer hits out at his opponents over Mandelson vetting row

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The Conversation

What Mandelson vetting row reveals about escalating tensions between ministers and civil servants

Keir Starmer’s decision to fire Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins has contributed to “one of the worst crises in relations” between ministers and civil servants in modern times. The words of former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, writing after Robbins was sacked for declining to inform Starmer that Peter Mandelson failed…

The Guardian - UK

Cat Little’s evidence to MPs is destined for civil service textbooks

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary’s 100 minutes before the foreign affairs committee will be required viewing

The Independent UK

Officials requested Mandelson’s vetting details days after Independent revealed he failed

Cat Little, the most senior official in the Cabinet Office, said details of the disgraced peer’s vetting were requested by the Foreign Office seven months ago

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The Guardian - UK

In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail

The Guardian - UK

Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting

Karl Turner, who lost Labour whip after criticising PM, calls for privileges committee to examine if Starmer misled parliament

Evening Standard

Starmer says opponents making ‘any allegation they can’ over Mandelson vetting

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is reportedly pressing for Sir Keir Starmer’s referral to the Privileges Committee claiming he misled MPs.

The Guardian - UK

Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs about the Mandelson saga

Top civil servant reveals more details of vetting process and lack of paper trail for approval of appointment

The Independent UK

Sunak suggests scrapping national insurance to support young people at risk of unemployment from AI

The former prime minister said there are ‘reasons to be worried and think about the future - but we are able to do something about this’

Evening Standard

Senior civil servant says due process followed in Peter Mandelson vetting

Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little has been uncovering documents related to the peer’s appointment as US ambassador.

The Independent UK

Cat Little claims Olly Robbins refused her access over Mandelson vetting

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