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Olly Robbins sacked over Mandelson scandal

The Mandelson scandal claims yet another victim. Late on Thursday night, Olly Robbins was sacked from his post as the Foreign Office’s Permanent Secretary. It came six hours after the Guardian first revealed that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting clearance in late 2024 to become the UK ambassador to the US, with the decision being overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post. The briefing from No. 10 is that the mandarin was sacked after losing the confidence of both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary. But both the timing of the move – announced after the Friday papers had gone to press – and its speed suggest that this is a fairly cynical gambit for self-preservation. As one Tory MP predicted even before the news broke online: ‘Robbins will be lined up as the main fall guy for No. 10.’

Olly Robbins sacked over Mandelson scandal

The Mandelson scandal claims yet another victim. Late on Thursday night, Olly Robbins was sacked from his post as the Foreign Office’s Permanent Secretary. It came six hours after the Guardian first revealed that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting clearance in late 2024 to become...

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