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Wednesday briefing: Can Keir Starmer’s premiership survive more revelations about his handling of diplomatic posts?

In today’s newsletter: Olly Robbins’ appearance before MPs raises fresh questions about how key diplomatic appointments are handled, threatening to engulf the prime minister at a precarious political moment

The Guardian - UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM could face Privileges Committee after claims he misled MPs

The Tories, SNP and Lib Dems are asking Sir Lindsay Hoyle to refer Sir Keir over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson - the PM has denied misleading MPs

The Independent UK

Robbins response to ‘cover-up’ question reveals debate over Mandelson vetting file

Sacked civil servant acknowledges discussion over release of documents in key committee hearing

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins defended himself in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian.

Evening Standard

An inquiry into Lord Mandelson vetting leak under way, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian

The Independent UK

Takeaways from former top UK official's testimony on the Mandelson appointment scandal

The former leader of Britain's Foreign Office has revealed details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite failing security checks

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Robbins asked if No 10 told Foreign Office to ‘just f***ing approve’ Mandelson vetting

Sir Olly Robbins was asked whether Morgan McSweeney, the then-chief of staff for Sir Keir Starmer, told the Foreign Office to “just f***ing approve” Peter Mandelson’s security vetting for his appointment as ambassador to the US.

The Independent UK

No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

The Independent UK

Mandelson vetting scandal ‘raises serious judgment questions’ about PM – O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister was asked if she believed Sir Keir Starmer had taken sufficient accountability over recent revelations.

Evening Standard

Robbins’ account raises questions over whether he was misled on Mandelson vetting

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson ‘a borderline case’

The Guardian - UK

Every revelation from Olly Robbins’ evidence over Mandelson’s appointment

The former top official at the Foreign Office was sacked last week over failings around Peter Mandelson’s vetting

The Independent UK

Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard

Sir Olly Robbins ‘desperately sad’ to be sacked over Mandelson vetting process

The former permanent secretary at the Foreign Office celebrated his birthday on Monday.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins appeared before MPs to explain his actions in granting Lord Mandelson security clearance.

Evening Standard

Starmer fighting for political life after bombshell Mandelson and Doyle revelations from Foreign Office chief

Sacked foreign office boss Robbins accused Downing Street of a ‘dismissive approach’ to vetting Peter Mandelson and claimed Lord Matthew Doyle, who was handed a peerage despite links to a convicted sex offender, had been considered for an ambassadorship

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Matthew Doyle claims he never sought ambassador role – as it happened

Olly Robbins told MPs he had been asked to get the ex-No 10 aide a role and not mention it to then Foreign Secretary David Lammy

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The Guardian - UK

Will Olly Robbins’ testimony jeopardise Keir Starmer’s defence?

What questions will sacked head of the Foreign Office be asked, and what might they mean for the PM’s future?

The Independent UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal - but Reeves rules out leadership contest

MPs warned of a ‘a toxic culture’ taking hold at No 10

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson: a timeline of his appointment as UK ambassador to US

Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson

The Independent UK

Full timeline of how Mandelson appointment scandal unfolded as Starmer claims he did not ‘mislead’ MPs

The disclosures have sparked fresh questions about who knew what, and when, regarding the peer’s controversial Washington posting and its fallout

The Independent UK

Who is Olly Robbins? Former top civil servant to give evidence after being sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

The 50-year-old, who has served three prime ministers at Number 10, will face MPs on the foreign affairs committee on Tuesday to give his account on the scandal

The Guardian - UK

Today, it fell to parliament to hold Keir Starmer to account for the Mandelson scandal. It largely failed

On these occasions, MPs have a solemn duty to reflect the public’s anger and need for answers. A pity that so few seem able to fulfil it, says political commentator Toby Helm

The Guardian - UK

What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga

PM sets out chronology of Mandelson’s vetting failure – and insists he has not misled MPs

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