Cicrular logic?
Starmer and his team pressured the FO to clear Mandelson despite the national security risks and now blame them for clearing Mandelson?
Sir Olly Robbins testifies that the FO was placed before a political fair accompli when they were asked to clear Mandelson formally and at top speed as part of what was clearly an attempt to make sure any doubts about Mandelson were buried and he got the ambassador job despite his links to Epstein being known,
From media
No 10 put the Foreign Office under “constant pressure” to clear Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the United States, Sir Olly Robbins has said.
The former top civil servant at the Foreign Office said there had been an “atmosphere of constant chasing” for Lord Mandelson’s vetting clearance.
He told the foreign affairs committee: “I think throughout January, honestly, my office, the Foreign Secretary’s office, were under constant pressure.”
He said Downing Street had repeatedly asked “has this been delivered yet?”, adding: “[There was] never any interest, as far as I recall, in whether, but only an interest in when.”
Sir Keir Starmer sacked Sir Olly after it emerged that Lord Mandelson had not passed developed vetting before becoming US ambassador.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/04/21/starmer-mandelson-scandal-olly-robbins-evidence-live/
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