Sacked UK Civil Servant to Testify on Mandelson Vetting Controversy
Sir Olly Robbins, the former permanent under secretary at the UK Foreign Office, is set to give evidence in Parliament following his dismissal last week.He was removed from his post after Prime Minister Keir Starmer discovered Robbins had not disclosed that Lord Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting for the ambassador role in Washington.Robbins had served as the lead civil servant at the Foreign Office since January 2025.He is expected to explain his decision not to inform the Prime Minister or other ministers about the vetting failure, citing his interpretation of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, which he... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Apr 2026 06:31 LONDON
