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Was Keir Starmer right to sack Sir Olly Robbins over Mandelson vetting? | BBC Radio 4 World At One

United KingdomPublished April 21, 2026

Views 10.3K  |  Likes 87  |  Comments 135
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Dame Emily Thornberry has said former senior Foreign Office civil servant Sir Olly Robbins was “wrong” to approve security clearance for Lord Mandelson after he failed the vetting process to be appointed US ambassador. When asked on Radio 4’s World At One if it was right that Sir Olly was sacked, Dame Emily, chair of …

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